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Borrowed off AVWEB...
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...NTSB Says Pilot Error, Not Slipping Seats
Relatively aviation-illiterate juries can be swayed by emotional testimony, but to the NTSB, the facts in the case are cold and hard. In the months after the August 14, 1989 crash, safety board investigators made their determination on the cause of the crash. Following is the NTSB finding.
Accident occurred Monday, August 14, 1989 at MYRTLE GROVE, FL
Aircraft:CESSNA A185E, registration: N95KW
Injuries: 3 Serious
A NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 36. THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED & FULL NOSE UP TRIM WAS APPLIED PER THE OWNER'S HANDBOOK. THE WIND WAS FROM THE EAST AT 3-8 KTS. THICK SCRUB TREES BORDERED THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. A THREE POINT LANDING WAS PLANNED & TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED ON THE TAIL & RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. THE RIGHT WING CAME UP AS THE LEFT WHEEL TOUCHED & THE PILOT INITIATED A BALKED LANDING. HE & HIS WIFE, ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT, SAID THE NOSE PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY, & A DEPARTURE STALL TO THE RIGHT WAS ENCOUNTERED. BOTH BELIEVED THAT THE PILOT'S SEAT SLID REARWARD. POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE SEAT RAILS. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED THAT THE FRONT SEATS APPEARED TO BE IN THE SAME RELATIVE POSITION.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT DURING A BALKED LANDING.
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Like I said: bollocks.
TW