View Full Version : Canadian killed in runway collision in Bahamas
rotornut
4th Apr 2013, 19:50
Canadian dead in runway collision in Bahamas | Canada | News | Toronto Sun (http://www.torontosun.com/2013/04/04/canadian-dead-in-runway-collision-in-bahamas)
Bahamas plane crash kills Canadian, 2 others - World - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/04/bahamas-plane-crash-kills-canadians.html)
apparently the pilot survived.
viking767
5th Apr 2013, 13:14
I believe the rule in the Bahamas is no night VFR anywhere in Bahamian airspace.
Even IFR you need runway lights to land!
rotornut
5th Apr 2013, 13:50
(Hi Nigel)
Happy ending to similar situation in Peru: BBC News - Locals light up remote Peruvian airstrip for emergency night-flight (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22039813)
lomapaseo
5th Apr 2013, 14:25
Just who should take the responsibilty for the lighting? the ground or the pilots.
This accident struck me with questions like where were the cars or truck parked? which way were the lights aimed? Was the plane significantly not aligned with the runway?
...not to mention what this shows about Bahamian security procedures.
GlueBall
5th Apr 2013, 17:09
PJ2 "...not to mention what this shows about Bahamian security procedures."
And how would you address "security procedures" in the dead of night at 50+ remote, unattended airstrips across hundreds of miles of tiny out islands in a country with a population of 300,000?
GB - you can't. That's the point.