3 killed as PA 32 crashes into house

[sevenstrokeroll]

USA..possibly Mississippi.

A PA 32 with three licensed pilots aboard crashed into a house, killing all three aboard the plane. The plane was enroute to a FAA conference with reports of ''sputtering'' shortly after takeoff. Reports of request to turn back to the airport heard on tower frequency.

[Lyman]

Yo 7

The topic at the conference was "safety". Honest.

[FerrypilotDK]

The dreaded " turn back to the field syndrome....":=

[sevenstrokeroll]

with an engine running, rough...I would turn towards the airport...if the engine had quit I would approach my preselected emergency landing area.

simulator tests showed that the ''sully'' scenario, if done quickly, a turn to LGA would have made runway 13.

[Pilot.Lyons]

Flight sims are not taking into account the "human factors" ie holly sh!t we are are sh!t creek without a paddle

[Katamarino]

All three were highly experienced Civil Air patrol pilots.

[dont overfil]

PA32 glides like a brick. Prob need 2000FT for a 180/225

D.O.

[foxmoth]

Reports of request to turn back to the airport heard on tower frequency.

In this situation you do not ask, you tell ATC what you are doing!

[sevenstrokeroll]

as I recall the PA32 embraces a number of pipers

the T tail turbo LANCE is the most demanding GA single I've ever flown...

however the low tail lance , saratoga, cherokee six and the like are very pleaseant and with only three people likely to glide pretty well.

but we don't really know which version crashed

I did hear that the plane had not been flown in one month's time...fuel contamination/water???

[Richard Westnot]

Sad loss to all families.

The PA32 variant is a pussycat if loaded correctly. This accident is obviously power plant related.

As sevenstrokeroll says, the Piper Turbo Lance II is a demanding aircraft. Some say its a real pilots aeroplane and you most certainly have to be a step ahead of it.

[Sir George Cayley]

This accident is obviously power plant related.

You just wait. Could find out some on here don't take kindly.

SGC

[Richard Westnot]

Hmmm, you could be right. Can't please everyone.