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Old 7th Oct 2011, 13:36
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The Old Fat One
 
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Given all the obvious talent commentating on here, I am somewhat shocked that this little gem alledgely attributable to the NTSB has not drawn comment...

Matt has had long conversations with the NTSB who call the accident a
'fluke'.
From my dictionary

Accident...

An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally

Fluke...

Unlikely chance occurrence

Not just semantics...I've never known an accident board to be the business of quantifying the part that lady luck has played in each and every accident (aviation or otherwise) since the dawn of time. I thought accident boards existed for the purpose of human enlightenment and such applications as the management of risk?

That statement could easily be construed as " sh1t happens...move on". Nothing wrong with that as a (somewhat unsophisticated) philosophy..but I hope the guy making that statement is not drawing a very large salary.

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