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Safety Spotlight
inStruCtorS ProbAbly exPeCt ownerS
to know their own mAChineS, while
PilotS exPeCt inStruCtorS to know,
well, EVEryTHINg. both CAn be wrong.
At 9:20 a.m. on August 7, 2010, a 1982 Beechcraft Baron
58 crashed into a house near Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, and
was quickly consumed by fire. The resident of the house
escaped with his dog, but the Baron's owner and his CFI
were both killed. The airplane had taken off from Latrobe
barely 20 minutes earlier for airwork and instrument
practice; several witnesses heard noises they interpreted
as engines "sputtering or spitting," then saw the airplane
enter a nose-low spin to the left. Radar data
identified a VFR target climbing through 800
feet agl about one minute after the Baron was
cleared for takeoff. It leveled at 2,400 feet agl
long enough to make left and right 360-degree
turns, then climbed to 2,700 feet as its
groundspeed decreased from 127 knots to just
70. The last radar return came 900 feet from the
accident site; investigators concluded that an
inadvertent stall had progressed to a spin during
either slow flight or a VMC demonstration.
Both the airplane's owner and his instructor
should have been experienced enough to
avoid this. The 65-year-old owner held
a single- and multiengine commercial
certificate; he had at least 3,200 hours of
flight experience that included more than
1,500 hours in twins. The 66-year-old CFI
was also a designated pilot examiner with
three jet type ratings, and claimed 23,250
hours of flight time on his last medical
application. Neither had ever been involved
in an accident or incident or faced any FAA
enforcement action. But unusual features
of both the situation and the airplane itself
reduced the margin that experience should
have provided.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 4, Issue 3
A Question of the Mind
Safety Quiz: A Day in the Sun
CFI Commentary: To Your Health
CFI Tips: Stall Commandments
ASI Message: It's the Basics
Accident Case Study: In Too Deep
Safety Seminar: Weather Challenge
Safety Spotlight: Caveat Mentor
ASI News: Champion of Public Benefit Flying
CFI Tools: Airspace "On the Go" with e-Flash Cards
Chief's Corner: Focus on What's Important
Did You Know? ASI Safety Presentations at your Command
Pilot Safety Announcement: V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - A Question of the Mind
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Safety Quiz: A Day in the Sun
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - CFI Commentary: To Your Health
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - CFI Tips: Stall Commandments
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - ASI Message: It's the Basics
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Accident Case Study: In Too Deep
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Safety Seminar: Weather Challenge
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Safety Spotlight: Caveat Mentor
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - ASI News: Champion of Public Benefit Flying
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - CFI Tools: Airspace "On the Go" with e-Flash Cards
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Chief's Corner: Focus on What's Important
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Pilot Safety Announcement: V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.
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