14-07-2005, 02:57 PM
Here one for you, happened last night: This is probably how the NTSB report would read
C208, Caravan Amphibian, crashed at 18:23Z 22NM SW of PASI (Alaska). Nine people, including the pilot, died instantly on impact. No MAYDAY or
Emergency were declared. It took over 52 minutes for the SAR aircraft to reach the scene of the accident. A USN frigate and a Sea Hawk helicopter were
deployed to recover the bodies and the wreck from the frigid Pacific ocean.
Looking at the reckage, NTSB investigators have established the following: the aircraft was on Autopilot (NAV and FD) at the time of the crash, the
pilot standing in the cockpit, a timewarp system that compressed time at a 16:1 ratio was activated. The VOR1 was dialed to PAYA which was out of range.
From these clues, the NTSB is able to get a clear picture of what happened to the aircraft in the final moments of flight: once the aircraft lost
contact with the PAYA VOR, the autopilot performed a right turn back towards PAYA. The aircraft was, at that moment, cruising at an altitude of
5,500'. Since the Autopilot (ALT) was not activated, the right turn towards the station caused the nose of the aircraft to dip sligthly. The
added pressure of the turn quickly brought the aircraft into a spiral dive.
The pilot was able to return to the cockpit and put the engine lever back to idle, leveled the wings and pulled on the stick. G meter indicated that
4.2Gs were pulled to bring the aircraft out of the dive. The aircraft impacted with the water at a -3 degree angle with a vertical speed of 122 ft/s
and was travelling at 173kts. The timewarp system had been disactivated by this time.
It seems that a pilot error and a reckless non-adherence to aviation regulations (which clearly states that a licensed pilot must be in control of the
aircraft at all time) were at the root of the crash.
That will teach me to listen to my wife when she nags at me to take the puppy outside! Advice: never leave your PC unattended when flying!
Phil
Post Edited ( 07-14-05 16:01 )
C208, Caravan Amphibian, crashed at 18:23Z 22NM SW of PASI (Alaska). Nine people, including the pilot, died instantly on impact. No MAYDAY or
Emergency were declared. It took over 52 minutes for the SAR aircraft to reach the scene of the accident. A USN frigate and a Sea Hawk helicopter were
deployed to recover the bodies and the wreck from the frigid Pacific ocean.
Looking at the reckage, NTSB investigators have established the following: the aircraft was on Autopilot (NAV and FD) at the time of the crash, the
pilot standing in the cockpit, a timewarp system that compressed time at a 16:1 ratio was activated. The VOR1 was dialed to PAYA which was out of range.
From these clues, the NTSB is able to get a clear picture of what happened to the aircraft in the final moments of flight: once the aircraft lost
contact with the PAYA VOR, the autopilot performed a right turn back towards PAYA. The aircraft was, at that moment, cruising at an altitude of
5,500'. Since the Autopilot (ALT) was not activated, the right turn towards the station caused the nose of the aircraft to dip sligthly. The
added pressure of the turn quickly brought the aircraft into a spiral dive.
The pilot was able to return to the cockpit and put the engine lever back to idle, leveled the wings and pulled on the stick. G meter indicated that
4.2Gs were pulled to bring the aircraft out of the dive. The aircraft impacted with the water at a -3 degree angle with a vertical speed of 122 ft/s
and was travelling at 173kts. The timewarp system had been disactivated by this time.
It seems that a pilot error and a reckless non-adherence to aviation regulations (which clearly states that a licensed pilot must be in control of the
aircraft at all time) were at the root of the crash.
That will teach me to listen to my wife when she nags at me to take the puppy outside! Advice: never leave your PC unattended when flying!
Phil
Post Edited ( 07-14-05 16:01 )
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