FAA ProPilots!

[PBRstreetgang]

http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20060706X00875&key=1

 

[ReportCanoa]

That's funny. I wonder if they'll get violated. Or maybe they can stick that landing gear handle somewhere and violate themselves.

 

[Cardinal]

That is amazing. As a new lineguy in PWM I had the privelege of fueling N20 one day, while two inspectors watched. I topped the nacelle tanks then the darn King Air promptly puked it all up, and fuel went everywhere. Never heard so much grumbling, bitching, and moaning. T'was a bit of a blow to the confidence of a teenager with his first job. Glad to see they never make mistakes.

 

[Sam Snead]

Your tax dollars hard at work.

 

[Learsforsale]

That is amazing. As a new lineguy in PWM I had the privelege of fueling N20 one day, while two inspectors watched. I topped the nacelle tanks then the darn King Air promptly puked it all up, and fuel went everywhere. Never heard so much grumbling, bitching, and moaning. T'was a bit of a blow to the confidence of a teenager with his first job. Glad to see they never make mistakes.

Yeah those King Airs are a beech to fill. That metal flap hides how much fuel is really in the tanks. I still have nightmares about hearing fuel orders come over the radio, esp the top off all tanks.

 

[Pantherjon]

ooops!

 

[Bluestreak]

Sometimes they do a lot worse:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=DCA94GA010&rpt=fa

What's remarkable about this report is how it was sanitized.Aviation Safety had a report on it,in which other FAA pilots requested not to fly with this guy.

 

[A Squared]

Sometimes they do a lot worse:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=DCA94GA010&rpt=fa

What's remarkable about this report is how it was sanitized.Aviation Safety had a report on it,in which other FAA pilots requested not to fly with this guy.

Yeah, I've read about this accident and the guy who caused it. He was out of control. The NTSB report may be pretty devoid of details, but the probable cause is certainly fairly direct about what the problem was.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
the failure of the pilot-in-command to ensure that the airplane remained in visual meteorological conditions over mountainous terrain, and the failure of the Federal Aviation Administration executives and managers responsible for the FAA flying program to: 1)establish effective and accountable leadership and oversight of flying operations; 2)establish minimum mission and operational performance standards; 3)recognize and address performance-related problems among the organization's pilots; and 4) remove from flight operations duty pilots who were not performing to standards.

That says pretty clearly to me that the pilot shouldn't have been allowed near an airplane, and that the FAA Was sticking it's head in the sand on the issue.