Perhaps more than the short runway, rising terrain off the
end of runway 26 looks to be in the take-off path. It will
be weeks before the calculations are verified, the ATC and
CVR tapes checked and the FDR completely investigated.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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| Matt Whiting wrote:
|
| You are assuming that all such crashes are due to
partial power loss. Isn't so. One
| airplane crash on takeoff a few years ago was due to a
problem with the elevator trim, if I
| recall correctly. Also, a weight and balance issue can
cause a crash right after takeoff as
| can myriad other problems not related to power.
|
|
| Well, why then do you guys dread an engine failure more
than anything
| else? The reason is because other factors are pretty
much within
| your control - pitch trim, aircraft loading, choice of
runway,
| condition of the tires and whatever else. Engines too I'm
sure aren't
| altogether iffy but there's an element of risk of a
failure because of
| their enormous complexity - and nobody can deny that there
isn't
| anything simple about a turbine!
|
| Someone on this thread mentioned 'loss of control
surfaces' as one of
| the many possible reasons - what does that mean? A
hydraulic failure
| that altogether prevents aileron, elevator and rudder
control?
|
| Ramapriya
|