CWO4 Dave Mann wrote:


Let's see he

1. Flat battery -- forgot to put the trickle charger on or left his
dome light on
2. Tried to crank by hand -- alone, no doubt; after all why ask for
a standby safe guy?
3. Brakes not set -- oh, OK, well they would have frozen up in the
winter anyway;
4. $500K damages -- Insurance company
5. Insurance cancellation notice to follow

Careless .. I'm surprised the prop didn't dice and slice the pilot
...

Cheers,

Dave




It went to court - of course - and the good doctor claimed some sort of
latent fault with the brakes.


I'm not qualified to comment either way, it's a plane crash (of sorts) so
I'm sure the official report is out there somewhere.


It's just another case where a bit more prevention (chocks) is worth the
effort, had he thought of them in time.


This is one of those cases where the Internet story is infinitely more
attractive than the truth. I posted the pics and clippings of the event
and the court proceedings as they happened - as the incident was at my local
GA airport.


Yet, on a regular basis, some retard posts pics with the fabrication about a
jealous wife with a chainsaw. Such is the Internet, I guess.



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Cheers

Dave Kearton