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Old 1st Aug 2003, 06:15
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Trish has a legitimate question I think. I know this is a pilots' board but to state categorically that no pilot ever panicked is nonsense. Has panic ever lead to a crash (GA or ATP) ? I don't know and can't find out because, as Trish says, the word is taboo in accident reports. Even if there is a surviving witness to testify to panic, it will be euphemised for public consumption (cf. tired and emotional).

I know of one fatal crash where panic was almost certainly the cause. I won't name it for obvious reasons, and you won't see that word in the report. And just in case any journos are watching, I am talking about a very, very, very (got it now ?) small number of cases.
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