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Another fuel contamination case? (from this past summer)

 
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:43 pm    Post subject: Another fuel contamination case? (from this past summer) Reply with quote
Very likely fuel contamination but we can't rule out pilot error. Were the fuel selectors set to the outboard tanks?

A 680E crashed in Lakeland, FL, about 13 or 14 years ago because of that -- fuel selectors set on the outboard tanks for take-off. On top of that, the pilot was unfamiliar with the Aero Commander and had just finished up instrument training in a Beech Dutchess which added to the mishandling / confusion of the aircraft's systems and operating procedures.

How experienced in make/model and Aero Commanders, in general were the pilot and the safety pilot? That's all part of the mix.



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