Originally Posted by
IO540
The one in Ireland (which went into the peat bog) was definitely not in any way related to the IMCR.
If the pilot had an IMCR (maybe he did; I have no idea) and was actually exercising its privileges, he would have not hit the ground because he would have flown at/above the MSA, and landed on an instrument approach - just as he had been trained to do
I am assuming the IMCR is valid in N Ireland.
What was the Mooney one?
There was a Mooney lost in IMC by a pilot with an IMCr in the departure phase. It is one of only 3 fatal accidents by an IMCr holder in IMC over the last 10 years (1998-2007). If I recall correctly there was a total engine failure and the pilot lost control handling the glide in IMC conditions.
I certainly didn't practice total engine failures in IMC for my IR! Equally, there are a number of fatal accidents over the years where pilots loss control of the aircraft following an engine failure - so putting this one down to having an IMCr vs IR is a bit over the top!