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jfosse1(at)shawneelink.ne
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 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject: CH701 Fatal Crash |
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This is from AV Web Flash publication on 1-6-08.
Jim Fosse N329F
FATAL FLIGHT, LAS CRUCES
Robert Steinmetz, who was identified in the FAA's preliminary report
as a "sport pilot," crashed his "Garniss STOL 701" high-wing (experimental
aircraft are often registered by builder name followed by aircraft model)
into a field near his home on the outskirts of Las Cruces, N.M., Dec. 5,
killing himself and leaving family members as witnesses. Steinmetz had
purchased the aircraft just two months prior to the accident. AVweb was
unable to find a record of Steinmetz in the FAA's online airmen
certification database and the aircraft's registration status as of Friday
was also unavailable. According to the report, Steinmetz's daughters told
the inspector that every time he flew, he would "buzz" his house and "wig
wag" his wings. On this particular flight, he was wagging his wings when the
left wing struck the ground and the airplane cartwheeled. Visual
meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight
plan was filed.
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ashontz
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| Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: CH701 Fatal Crash |
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Where's Ralph Nader when you need him? This airplane should have never been allowed to wig wag it's wings or have been capable of being flown anywhere near the ground without a plethora of autopilots that would have immediately corrected the situation and automatically landed the plane safely at the nearest airport. It also should have been constructed as one giant safety airbag that would have deployed 5 seconds before any inticipated crash and lovingly deposited th pilot and any passengers back in a hermetically sealed womb-like structure.
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