Comair flight crashes in Kentucky.

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Re: Comair flight crashes in Kentucky.

Postby Mushroom_Farmer » Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:02 pm

Just had another crash today about 40 miles away. An oral surgeon and his family had just taken possesion of a Cirrus(didn't get the model) and the engine went sour shortly after take-off. The craft was equipped with a chute and the pilot guided it into a retention pond. He was pulled out not breathing. The paramedics got him breathing but he passed at the hospital. The 3 family members survived with varying degrees of injuries.
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Re: Comair flight crashes in Kentucky.

Postby papa-metro » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:45 am

moot point ... I believe , at the moment that the crew saw the danger "Oh my God!" that they would have pulled a TURBOPROP aircraft (w/same load) into the air and flown away. reason? superior wing/flap lift surfaces and those big churning props.
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Re: Comair flight crashes in Kentucky.

Postby Joe_D » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:22 pm

Much has bee said about over worked pilots.
What about over worked controllers?

This article outlines what could have been a contributing factor for the crash at KLEX.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?Cont ... 8d044e1b3&
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