Wiggins Airways Fatal Crash @ HYA

[ultrarunner]

It would appear at least one was still attached kman, according to the prelim.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

Unfortunate, but perhaps a runup check (if the witness account is accurate) would have caught this. This type of behavior sadly, is not uncommon. I see guys do this all the time.

Complacency is a killer in aviation. It seems to manifest itself in many preventable accidents.

On another note, I just read some article (Flying mag) about a Citation jet with a 25K ATP at the controls who put it in the ground on takeoff due to the unlatched nose baggage door popping open.

 

[DiverDriver]

Gust lock still installed was the first thing I thought of when I heard the description of the takeoff and crash and saw the picture. I get no points though. I have 2,000 hours in -6s and the control lock still installed was always something I had nightmares about.

Control check control check control check.

We had control locks that had a huge metal flag attached with red warning letters but I have seen some control locks that had nothing and could easily be overlooked. The Twin Otter control lock is a two part thing. One attaches to the dash and the back of the control collumn and the other attaches to the bottom of that top part and sticks into a hole at the base of the control collumn to hold the rudder in place.

 

[Kaman]

Checklist discipline or developing a ritual of flows is a must-have in the single-pilot environment. Very, very sorry that this happened to a man with a family and a fellow Cape Codder. My prayers are with the family.

Regards,

ex-Navy Rotorhead

 

[skiandsurf]

Sad that it was so preventable, too bad to lose it all over a control lock.


Not bashing your friend, but why do they always say that these pilots are so experienced? He had 3600 hrs over 24 yrs. Thats only 150 hrs a year. I too have been flying for 24 yrs, and have over 17000 hrs.


My thoughts and prayers to the kids.

 

[Way2Broke]

ski, then why say it? Most of Marks time was unlogged in his own plane. How did this thread just become about you?

 

[filejw]

Sad that it was so preventable, too bad to lose it all over a control lock.


Not bashing your friend, but why do they always say that these pilots are so experienced? He had 3600 hrs over 24 yrs. Thats only 150 hrs a year. I too have been flying for 24 yrs, and have over 17000 hrs.


My thoughts and prayers to the kids.

The sad thing is accidents like this keep repeating themselves. I started flying in 1968 and its sad how many times I've heard this scenario .