Hey there Airwon:
>A pilot statement in an accident report doesn't make it gospel.
Absolutely. Of course the subsequent accident investigation revealed that the aircraft throttle was mis-aligned, i.e. not operating correctly. Emperical evidence you can measure. No opinion/comment necessary.
Here's the link to the NTSB probable cause:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?...02LA010&rpt=fi Here's the link to the factual report:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?...02LA010&rpt=fa The guys at the factory didn't even know why it was doing what it was doing.
Pilot error.....right.