Bundaberg, circa 1989/90. End of the day's flying in foul wx with low cloud & rain, get a call from Fearless Leader (Chief Pilot).
'Can you go out and check the Islander, a woman has complained that she was nearly killed by a piece of metal that fell from an aeroplane, and BASI think it's an Islander exhaust.'
Claret wanders out muttering to self, how could a bit of exhaust be missing and not be noticed?
Claret is stunned
to realise he's been flying an aeroplane all day that was missing one exhaust stub.
The preflight inspection that morning was conducted
very quickly in very wet conditions. It was obviously lacking in effectiveness.
