It is if there were a mechanical problem causing loss of power. Pop out at
800 in the middle of a densely populated area and quick, find a place to put
it down. But we won't know until the investigation, if then.


"Otis Winslow" wrote in message
...
I know no one wants to speculate, but 2 1/2 and 800 doesn't sound that
bad.



"David Megginson" wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
Dave Butler wrote:

Yes, thanks. There were no injuries on the ground. There are some
neighbors who were at home at the time who were understandably shaken.
Nobody was home at my house. My wife, an aerophobe, seems to be taking
it rather well. As for me, it's closer to a crash scene investigation
than I really would like to be. Since the aircraft is so similar to
the
one I fly, I think it enhances my tendency to mentally play back
probable scenarios.

I don't know if it will help the constant replaying or not, but here's
the
prelim:

http://www.faa.gov/avr/aai/B_0504_N.txt

Here's the accident description from the above:

ACFT ABORTED AN APPROACH AND CRASHED DURING VECTORS FOR THIRD ATTEMPT
TO
LAND, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, ACFT WAS DESTROYED,
RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC

Here's the reported weather at the time:

RDU METAR 031915Z 03009KT 2 1/2SM BKN008 OVC018 11/11 A2991

and here's the last clearance:

MAINTAIN 3000, TURN RIGHT HDG230

I am obviously forming my own conclusions from this information, as will
any
other pilot reading it, but I'll keep them to myself until we have more
information. Take good care of your family, and give your kids some
extra
hugs today.


Best wishes,


David