Pilatus accident kills six in Central Pennsylvania

"BENNER TOWNSHIP -- Six people were killed Saturday when a
single-engine airplane en route to University Park Airport
crashed within yards of the new Centre County Correctional
Facility.

Pilot Jeffrey Jacober and his five passengers, all of Providence,
R.I., reportedly were returning from Florida and planned to stop
and see a lacrosse game at University Park, family attorney Carl
Freedman said. The pilot's son, 21-year-old Michael Jacober, who
was not on the plane, is a captain of Penn State's lacrosse
team." CENTRE DAILLY 3/27/2005

Article: http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/11240598.htm

accident aircraft interior/exterior pictures:
http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=N770G

that friggin sucks. kid lost his whole family. I am anxious to hear
what happened.

that friggin sucks. kid lost his whole family.

That occurred about eight miles from here.Nothing but speculation so
far.

It certainly is tragic, but the kid does have a surviving older
brother in D.C.

The experienced pilot was reportedly intending to land at UNV, and was
only about two miles from it, but (according to a credible witness)
was heading away from it. Stalled and spun. Surface temps were just
about freezing and there was an overcast, but I don't know how high
the ceiling was.

As the local paper reported it, the witness saw the a/c stall, if that
is correct, it stalled in VMC, below the overcast.

A local airport operator, NOT UNV, gave a know-it-all interview to a
local TV station, saying it was icing. Perhaps the NTSB should hire
him and save a lot of expense on accident investigations.

vince norris

We got the news of this accident a few days ago . . . the pilot, Mr.
Jacober, was a well-known Angel Flight NE pilot. Sad day for all of
us.

According to a story in today's paper, three a/c inbound to UNV
declared emergencies due to icing on the afternoon of the accident.
One, not quite half an hour before the crash, one about half an hour
after the crash, and one later. Those three landed safely.

Coincidentally, an FAA Safety Meeting was held at UNV this evening.
It was pointed out that not one of the surviving pilots gave a PIREP
to AOO, the nearest AFSS.

In the discussions that followed, both the senior briefer at AOO and a
representative of the Harrisburg FSDO inissted that no one would be
"turned in" for giving such a PIREP.

vince norris

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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According to a story in today's paper, three a/c inbound to UNV
declared emergencies due to icing on the afternoon of the accident.
One, not quite half an hour before the crash, one about half an hour
after the crash, and one later. Those three landed safely.

Coincidentally, an FAA Safety Meeting was held at UNV this evening.
It was pointed out that not one of the surviving pilots gave a PIREP
to AOO, the nearest AFSS.

In the discussions that followed, both the senior briefer at AOO and a
representative of the Harrisburg FSDO inissted that no one would be
"turned in" for giving such a PIREP.

Hm, so there's no provision for ATC to report to FSS when someone declares
an icing emergency?

In the discussions that followed, both the senior briefer at AOO and a
representative of the Harrisburg FSDO inissted that no one would be
"turned in" for giving such a PIREP.

vince norris

Why would anyone get turned in (whatever that means) for a PIREP?

Hm, so there's no provision for ATC to report to FSS when someone declares
an icing emergency?

That would seem to have been the case in this instance, at least.

But I recall that about 20 years ago, I encountered clear ice so bad
in a Cherokee that I was down to 80 kts with full power and could
barely maintain altitude; so I told ATC I had to land and diverted to
Williamsport, PA.

After I landed and had a cup of coffee, I went into the FSS to see if
the wx was improving, and along with reports of icing, I was told that
one pilot had been forced to divert (no airport mentioned). It took
me a few moments to realize they were talking about me!

vince norris

Welcome to the Alleghany Ice Machine!
Go back and read your Ernest Gann.
Between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, there is always the probability of
icing nine months of the year.

vincent p. norris wrote:
Hm, so there's no provision for ATC to report to FSS when someone declares
an icing emergency?

That would seem to have been the case in this instance, at least.
But I recall that about 20 years ago, I encountered clear ice so bad
in a Cherokee that I was down to 80 kts with full power and could
barely maintain altitude; so I told ATC I had to land and diverted to
Williamsport, PA.
After I landed and had a cup of coffee, I went into the FSS to see if
the wx was improving, and along with reports of icing, I was told that
one pilot had been forced to divert (no airport mentioned). It took
me a few moments to realize they were talking about me!

"Mike W." wrote in message
...
In the discussions that followed, both the senior briefer at AOO and a
representative of the Harrisburg FSDO inissted that no one would be
"turned in" for giving such a PIREP.

vince norris

Why would anyone get turned in (whatever that means) for a PIREP?

I think the suggestion is that the pilot might be suspected of having flown
in known icing conditions.

--Gary