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Old 5th Apr 2018, 12:30
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PA-28 crash in Florida

Embry Riddle has lost a student and an FAA examiner in a PA-28 crash.

Two dead after Embry Riddle plane crashes near Daytona Beach - Orlando Sentinel

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/n...ash/488115002/

The reference to the wing coming off is worrying. This happened decades ago to a PA-28, and resulted in a very burdensome FAA AD. The AD was later withdrawn, as it seems that more damage was being done to aircraft doing the inspection, than what was not being found. (I did the dirty hands work for one of these inspections). I will watch with interest if this concern is raised again.

The fact that an FAA examiner was aboard may draw attention away from pilot mishandling of the aircraft as a primary cause.
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