Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
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 Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:09 pm Post subject: OT - Cirrus crash - perhaps having an open door fly off is |
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I was never aware of this accident before but the NTSB report seems telling:
http://bit.ly/h7jB05
Preliminary review of recorded air traffic control tower radio
communications revealed that the pilot was cleared to take off on runway
07L. About 34 seconds later, the pilot transmitted to the tower
controller, "I need to return to close the door."
You can actually see the pilot side door opening at impact.
http://bit.ly/dK2yrC
A strong lesson indeed.
Bill
On 2/13/2011 4:30 PM, Marcus Cooper wrote:
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A very tragic situation to say the least. However, I think the point was
not that the doors are a poor design (although I agree they are having been
a victim of the door latch mechanism), but rather to focus on what your
priorities are if the door departs. Simply said fly the airplane first,
worry about the door later. I don't know the details of the Cirrus accident
but have not heard that the crash was due to structural damage making the
airplane unflyable. Distraction is a constant enemy but especially when
something that odd happens. The RV-10 flies just fine with the door missing
so don't let it become something worse than it needs to be.
Marcus
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