TGG and FRQ, I may have been prematurely harsh on the pilot's reactions after the incident, however I was quite disgusted by his reaction; I hadn't considered it being due to shock. I would hope the pilot would have recognised early on that they were at higher risk of an incident, and had put some thought towards how to handle passengers post incident, and to continue duty of care even while you're struggling yourself.
There is no excusing the fact of course that he took WOV flying that day.
After reading the court ruling, it reads that the pilot was aware the turbo had failed prior to take-off, rather than it failing during takeoff. If the ruling is infact incorrect; based on reports I've had from onlookers what witnessed the incident, there was ample time to abort the landing, even after you factor in generous reaction time.
Interestingly, the ruling also shows that Gator would dismiss employees post incident, in an effort to 'wash their hands of it'...which we all knew took place. Strange how that didn't hold up in court though.....
