ATP Seminole Crash

[heels95]

http://www.news-observer.com/front/story/2603997p-2416182c.html

Does anyone know any other details about this crash? I am assuming there was an instructor on board since ATP usually trains two students at a time.

 

[heels95]

Here is another link that actually shows the wreckage. I really feel for the families.

http://www.wral.com/news/2256550/detail.html

 

[LearLove]

I got word last night that one of the students was an ex Allegheny FA who left to persue her ratings.

 

[CitationLover]

pretty sad.....i just met josh (the atp instructor) two weeks ago when i was in rdu taking the atp written @ ATP.

irene was a cfi who had taken most of her written exams at the school i teach at. she was an ex fa building time.

we had heard (speculation - but from a pretty good source) that the two females were in front with josh and the dog in back.

the article/witnesses/picture makes it sound like (speculation here) that it vmc'd and flat spun into the ground. i wonder if the dog was a "bigger" dog (like a 120lb lab).

my prayers are with the families.

 

[fly2002]

Yeah..just heard last night about this one. That's pretty sad, I was there for a week last year but work on the other side of the airport now. So I don't get to go over there much. From what the witnesses said it DID sound like a Vmc roll. And i'd bet a million dollars they were up there doing Vmc demo's in prep for the MEI ride.

 

[aewanabe]

How sad. I did their career program in 2001 and thought the VMC training was pretty conservative. Prayers to the families.

 

[rjcap]

Why was a dog in this airplane during a training flight ??????

 

[A Squared]

I wonder if this will motivate the FAA to do something about backseat instructing.

 

[Long Time Gone]

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[bigD]

I wonder if this will motivate the FAA to do something about backseat instructing.

Does ATP do that crap? Jeebus....