No Shoulder Straps?

If they were rotten, or even missing the tags, hoe did they pass the annual inspection?
BillT

I started this thread after seeing a video from an operation where all three people in the 2-32 were without shoulder harnesses. In the other instance where the 2-32 had rotten shoulder straps, that operator had an old mechanic that would sign off almost anything. I think most of us have seen these kinds of mechanics over the years? I would not fly their ships and I advised my friend not to fly them, but he did anyway. My friend eventually bought new shoulder straps for that ship himself.

Boggs

There was also an accident a couple of years ago in Montana where the rear passenger was killed after his shoulder straps broke. I immediately replaced mine after that, even tho they looked pretty good.

On Monday, October 13, 2014 7:06:06 AM UTC-6, Waveguru wrote:
There was also an accident a couple of years ago in Montana where the rear passenger was killed after his shoulder straps broke. I immediately replaced mine after that, even tho they looked pretty good.

Both front and rear shoulder straps failed in that accident.
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/Ge...11LA317&rpt=fa

On Monday, October 13, 2014 8:49:35 AM UTC-7, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Monday, October 13, 2014 7:06:06 AM UTC-6, Waveguru wrote:

There was also an accident a couple of years ago in Montana where the rear passenger was killed after his shoulder straps broke. I immediately replaced mine after that, even tho they looked pretty good.



Both front and rear shoulder straps failed in that accident.

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/Ge...11LA317&rpt=fa

...and also reinforces my suspicion that there are more crashes with simulated rope breaks than with accidental ones.

Mike

Oh, oh, Let's not drift away from the topic.

I've never known a DPE to thoroughly brief a rope break maneuver on a check ride.
The shoulder harnesses failed after bending their attachment points?

BillT