Spanaway crash

In article l6Tkb.837378$uu5.148065@sccrnsc04,
Bob Gardner wrote:
When you get your twin rating, Ben, and I know that you will, remember this:
Below 200 feet with an engine out, put it down somewhere...anywhere...do not
even think of going around.

One key thing I've learned about flying it's that there are plenty of
things that sound easy on the ground but are much harder in practice.
For example, it's better to run off the end of the runway at 20kts than
to hit the tops of the trees at 60kts. But when actually confronted
with landing long on a runway with trees obstructing the go-around it's
a lot harder to commit to landing and overrunning than it is to try the
go-around.

When I read about an accident like this one I try to take away not only
the obvious lesson but also put myself in the position of the pilot and
think about why he didn't make the right decision. A decision he probably
could have made and argued for in an FBO lounge the day before but was
unable to make in flight.

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/