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Old July 16th 11, 05:52 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Default FAA Accident Report discrepancy.

On Jul 15, 8:43*pm, T wrote:
On Jul 15, 7:14*am, Walt Connelly Walt.Connelly.









wrote:
I have just read the FAA final report for a glider accident with which I
am familiar. *The original narrative and the report itself contradict
each other to some degree. *One says the pilot was trying to land on a
perpendicular runway, the other on the reciprocal of the original runway
on which he was trying to land. *While this might not be the most earth
shaking event ever investigated by an arm of the Federal Government, it
indicates a lack of accuracy in something which should have been easy.
Does anyone care about accuracy in reporting anymore? *


We can learn from these things, but only if the reporting officials get
it right. *I will be interested in seeing the report of the 2-32 that
crashed in Montana with a DPE and a CFI-G on board. *


Walt


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Walt Connelly


I've found that NTSB final reports leave a lot to be desired.
Locations wrong, local landmarks named wrong, just for a couple of
examples.
T


Locally, we have a discrepancy between the coroner and the NTSB on
whether a particular crash was a suicide.