Didn't I Tell You So? The NTSB Only Knows One Tune

In article ,
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote:

Pilot not cited in crash that killed 2

http://www.heraldonline.com/local/st...-4968571c.html

Interesting that none of our local Columbus newspapers have any mention
of the report.

john smith wrote:
http://www.heraldonline.com/local/st...-4968571c.html

Interesting that none of our local Columbus newspapers have any mention
of the report.


All I can say is the accident happened in Rock Hill, SC and two of the guys were
raised around here. In your case, although the men involved were "from there",
they crashed here.

Maybe you could give your local paper a heads up?

And whoever said they mismanaged the fuel was right on target. From what I
read, it didn't look like any of the tanks really had much left in it... 2-3
gallons each. I was the guy who said the NTSB would find pilot error, no matter
what. No surprise there.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

In article ,
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote:

john smith wrote:
http://www.heraldonline.com/local/st...-4968571c.html

Interesting that none of our local Columbus newspapers have any mention
of the report.


All I can say is the accident happened in Rock Hill, SC and two of the guys
were
raised around here. In your case, although the men involved were "from
there", they crashed here.

I personally knew the owner, as he belonged to the same flying club. The
aircraft was for sale and the owner was in the process of purchasing a
"newer" Bo.

Maybe you could give your local paper a heads up?

I was thinking about doing that.

And whoever said they mismanaged the fuel was right on target. From what I
read, it didn't look like any of the tanks really had much left in it... 2-3
gallons each. I was the guy who said the NTSB would find pilot error, no
matter what. No surprise there.

Recall that this aircraft had something like nine separate fuel tanks.
The aircraft had been flown around the world by it's first owner, who
had all the extra tanks installed.

Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
And whoever said they mismanaged the fuel was right on target. From what I
read, it didn't look like any of the tanks really had much left in it... 2-3
gallons each. I was the guy who said the NTSB would find pilot error, no
matter what. No surprise there.


Believe me, I'm not pointing the finger at the pilot. They call it an
"accident" for a reason. He wasn't trying to hurt anyone; far from it. When
somebody has an accident, it usually isn't any one thing that gets them... it's
an accumulation of factors until there's more than you can fix. That's what I
think happened here. It's the reason I start getting really nervous when things
start going wrong on a cross country.

First you notice the DME is out... then the number two nav-com decides to step
out for a beer. Then you notice the oil temp is at the top of the green and the
oil pressure is at the bottom of the green. Then you stumble into an embedded
cell. Shortly after that, you're featured in the film at 11.

No doubt it was a progression of small events which led to the big one. I feel
very bad for the guy who was flying and lived. Have you any idea how he's doing
these days? When I had my accident, I was out of work on medical leave for 16
months or so. Some injuries heal; some don't. I was very lucky.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE