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Old 21st Feb 2017, 07:17
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gazumped
 
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VH-AAV in 1980 was throughly investigated and the ATSB published an extensive report. Basicly despite the low QNH and high temp, if the PIC had successfully carried out just "one" of the following, full power, or gear up, or flap up, or rudder to prevent yaw, or feathered the engine the aircraft would have climbed away, this is inspite being slightly overweight. So in in summary in VH-AAV's case the PIC did a flat skidding turn, failed to retract the gear, did not apply full power, did not feather the dead engine, did not select flap up, but he did make 2 or 3 hand held mic calls to ATC, in retrospect it was a copy book example of exactly what not to do.
The B200 is almost idiot proof, an engine failure is most certainly no reason to crash, IMHO.

Hope that all makes sense.
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