I wonder if a statistical study would support my firmly held belief that line flying following a checkride is fraught with peril? No slam meant towards the poor fellow that had the onset of "extra strong gravity".....just it seems that evil things often happen shortly after a checkride of some sort. A Better Helicopter Company in the Gulf of Mexico had a rush of engine failures due to fuel contamination and at least one of the pilots involved found himself treading water while surrounded by smaller pieces of Bell bits.....the day after doing his "splashes" to the canal on his regular checkride. If currency and proficiency are supposed to be the key to successfully completing autorative landings to the sea....he should have been as ready as anyone but notwithstanding that....he still found himself nose deep in the Big Salty.