terrible plane crash

by **Buliwyf** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:01 pm

http://poststuff2.entensity.net/090505/media.php?media=planecrash.wmv

by **Stl Lunatic** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:03 pm

Wow that sucks...back in 1992...

"I can't believe it"

"it's all over"...so sad...

by **CodeRed68** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:24 pm

damn! wonder what happened? rookie pilot?
it looks like he pulled on the stick too much. Of course, just what it looks like to me.. i am in no way a pilot.

by **Mugzy** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:38 pm

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920827-1

From another site:

This accident ironically occurred in Manitoba, at Gimli – the site of the Air Canada 767 fuel-exhaustion incident.

The aircraft involved was an experimental, modified version of the Caribou which had undergone conversion to turbine power, and was being tested to check fuel and hydraulic systems on the date of the crash, 27 August 1992.

Although the aircraft apparently rotates and climbs normally, photographic evidence indicates that control-surface movement was minimal, suggesting that the gust-locks were engaged.

While there was elevator movement upon rotation, the elevators returned to the neutral position and remained there. This is in line with the operation of the gust-lock – if the control surfaces are not in the neutral position when the lock is engaged, movement of the surfaces through neutral will engage it.

In addition to preventing control-surface movement, the gust-lock lever is supposed to inhibit the power levers to prevent the pilot from applying take-off power. It was found that the aircraft’s take-off distance was 20% longer than expected.

Wreckage analysis determined that the rudder lock was fully engaged and the aileron lock had only been disengaged at the moment of impact, supporting the conclusion that the gust-lock system had not been fully disengaged ahead of the flight, and that at least some of the locks had engaged after take-off.

Moral of the story: Check you have complete, free movement of all your control surfaces before you go anywhere.

by **Joe Pesci** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:02 pm

At first i thought the Elevator Trim was incorrectly set, or fubar

by **Namloot** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:54 pm

That was bizzare.

by **Greg** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:25 pm

:-o wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

by **SandStorm** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:33 pm

Wow, the gust lock wasn't removed/disengaged.

In a Cessna, that's one of the first things you check and remove during your pre-flight check.

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