If this were a 300 hour pilot with no instrument ticket flying a Bonanza I might buy that possibility but it doesn't pass the sniff test to me.

(Written on 2019年 02月 07日)(Permalink)

Interesting but not necessarily a smoking gun, so to speak...procrastinating on a registration is very common and unless the rules have changed drastically doesn't invalidate an airworthiness cert. It will also be interesting to find out of the engine & airframe logs turn up...unless they were in the a/c of course...

(Written on 2019年 02月 07日)(Permalink)

What's that 'story'? Got a link?

(Written on 2019年 02月 06日)(Permalink)

Very unlikely. You're not a pilot, are you?

(Written on 2019年 02月 06日)(Permalink)

owls are damn fine pilots! And I'm pretty sure there aren't any rodents under the seats. :D

(Written on 2019年 02月 04日)(Permalink)

I'm willing to give odds there was no comm to ATC during that descent. If I were flying the thing and a wing came off, I wouldn't be in any mood to be talking on the radio.

(Written on 2019年 02月 04日)(Permalink)

That audio sounded like only 1 engine to me. I can't help thinking one wing might have failed at altitude. There was one report that radar showed it at 6000 or maybe it said 8000 feet then suddenly began to dive almost straight down. Hard to believe this was not some structural failure.

(Written on 2019年 02月 04日)(Permalink)

Just found some info from AOPA about spar problems & ADs (I'm interested because I flew all the 400 series Cessna for many years). https://www.aopa.org/advocacy/advocacy-briefs/regulatory-brief-faa-proposed-twin-cessna-wing-spar-ads

(Written on 2019年 02月 04日)(Permalink)

I seem to have a vague memory of an AD on the 414 having to do with turbo exhaust burning through a wing spar....? something like that...? Anyone remember anything like that? A spar failure sure would explain what seems to have happened.

(Written on 2019年 02月 04日)(Permalink)

Nonsense. A blown engine 'breaks' the device but is nowhere near a 'crash'.

(Written on 2018年 11月 10日)(Permalink)