On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:38:55 -0500, "Maxwell" #$$9#@%%%.^^^ wrote:

Doesn't sound like the accident is fuel related. Seems more like someone
flew in to IMC, lost control, and pulled the chicken switch.

"The pilot reported that the door was not fully secure as the airplane
lifted off," Schiada said. "As he entered the cloud layer, the door
‘popped open,' he said probably about 2 inches. Shorty thereafter, he
reported that he became disoriented."

Classic mistake: Forgetting to FLY THE AIRPLANE, instead of sweating
the small stuff.

"The plane has a data recorder."

Really? In a Cirrus?

-Dana


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