Having not been behind the controls of a KA I wouldn't know, however and RFDS pilot mentioned it was possible to taxi with at least one of the *control* locks in place.

It happened to the Gulstream in the US not long back.

Really dose it matter if the outcome is 12 months or 24 months if there was no mechanical defect which caused this accident which could lead to other accidents within the same type of aircraft.
There has been no ADs etc from this accident issued.
With this I mind it leaves over developments which cause this accident which can be assumed are off the one off type.
I would rather see a complaint result than if but maybe. But realistically I don’t think we will really ever know what the real cause was.
But rest assured ATSB will find a cause for the accident even if it’s no true and correct

The cause is known by ATSB and those that need to know why, already know. It's in review.

Posts # 201, 202, 583, 584... just sayin


Are you implying control locks were left in and this is what the ATSB will report?

Nope.

The lock theory was from a KA driver.

If the report is at the involved parties or internal review stage, those that need to know will already know. Of course those people that do already know, are smart enough to keep their mouth closed due to the litigious world in which we live.

Not everyone is that smart! :oh:

What, like the person in a high profile public position (that should know better) sprouting from the tree-tops as to why the Beaver went in?

Heard today that there’s little doubt by those in the know that it’s friction locks. After maintenance, if the locks are loose, the left throttle retards causing a bank to the left. Similar accident in the US recently. One every 10 years I was told...

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kelly, it wouldn't surprise me if this was the case. It's (friction) been known about in the king air community for a long time but unfortunately not as wide as one would like- even guys with a decade plus on type have not known about it. I originally brought up the friction lock and power lever slide way back early in the thread- not as a speculative cause to this accident but to hopefully inform others about what can happen with it (because it can present and feel like an engine failure, and if you aren't aware about it and react incorrectly it can catch someone out. It shouldn't but it can).

I have my own gut feeling as to what may have occurred. I can think of several plausible scenarios based on face value and the information presented thus far, but other than talking about generalities and tech specs I'm not voicing my gut feeling as I want to wait for the report.

PS; it doesn't even need to be maintenance that has loosened them. Frictions are a specific checklist item, straight from the horse's mouth (manufacturer). Both/either can slide back, not just the left (though the left is the more likely one to do so).