Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
...A comment on the lawsuit: I am skeptical of the 'design flaw' assertion,and believe it more likely that maintenance error or oversight as a root cause.(Or perhaps a fabrication defect?)
I fail to see how one could blame the pilot, though, if the servo flap fails and / or falls off.
The loss of that critical flight control surface would mean that the blade would be all over the place as it rotated, and it will end in tears rather quickly at that point.
Thanks for the insights. Yes, I thought the same re Kaman (or their lawyers) apparently seeking to blaming the pilot. Could understand if they had evidence of aircraft being flown outside its operating limits by the pilot. Same applies to blaming maintenance, unless they had actual evidence of poor inspections etc.