Shanghai Crash

[Tonydb]

Sad crash in Shanghai yesterday, Cessna 208bb amphibian on first flight, fully loaded. 5 dead, 5 injured. Initial view looks as if take off run was crosswind and against the current with too much flap and too little clear water,

[pete]

Very sad. Thanks to exacting standards in pilot training, usually there is one primary mistake in an air crash and I am guessing this time it's overweight and failing to abandon take off at the critical point.

[Jean Loup]

Very sad. Thanks to exacting standards in pilot training, usually there is one primary mistake in an air crash and I am guessing this time it's overweight and failing to abandon take off at the critical point.

Very true Pete: not only baggage overweight but also distributing baggage weight evenly like, maybe too nose-heavy?... "and failing to abandon take off at the critical point" that's hitting the nail on the head!. As far as passengers it was within specs (9 pass + 1 pilot).

[C]

Don't take off towards a bridge.

Considering the drag of floats in water, it appears to have gone into the bridge at a fair lick.

Odd.