Originally Posted by
Twist & Shout
Was there a conclusion from the investigation into the Broome crash?
There might be a disturbing pattern occurring.
While not impossible, it would seem extremely unlikely, that pilot error during the reported high (OGE) hover could sever the tail boom.
Catastrophic and unrecoverable mechanical failure is most pilots worst scenario.
When caught on video, the impact is chilling, and can have a deleterious effect on product confidence.
EC225’s are cheap to buy, for EG.
I’m less and less happy to board B737’s (and too scared to watch “Downfall”)
Sorry Twist and Shout the Broome accident hasn’t been finalised, my mistake. It does look like a similar detachment point though.
VRS is interesting possibility especially if it’s known that was the training sortie. A friend of mine ended up on his back in a 500 teaching VRS when it bit back and rolled right over. Luckily it was a 500 as there are not many aircraft you’d get away with that in.