Pietenpol-List: accident/incident investigations
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:28 am
Original Posted By: Jim Markle
Mikee- it's interesting that you mention the cases that youhave seen, and the hassles that Pieti (Lowell Frank) is goingthrough. I thought for sure I was going to have to endurethe same sort of grilling when 41CC went over on its nose. Iresearched the definition of "accident" and "incident" and Ithought for sure that the situation with 41CC was an "accident"and that both Charlie (pilot) and I (owner) were in for somehell from the NTSB and FAA. Not so. Apparently the investigators didn't even care to come look at the airplaneeven though we didn't touch it after retrieving it from the field and moving it to the hangar. We sent pictures and someone from a local law enforcement agency came by to look atit, but the big boys didn't deem it serious enough to slapeither me or Charlie. Strange to think that Lowell's incidentwas serious enough in their eyes to cause all this ruckus, yetthe situation with 41CC was not.Carb ice stopped the engine, an off-field landing was made ina rough field, welds broke on the landing gear legs, collapsingthe gear and putting the airplane on its nose and then over onits back. I dunno... sounds a little bit more like an "accident"than Lowell's broken bungee, no?I'm not asking that my case be reopened for investigation, sodon't go turning me in!!! I just feel bad about Pieti.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC- A75 with Culver propSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:07:38 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Mikee- it's interesting that you mention the cases that youhave seen, and the hassles that Pieti (Lowell Frank) is goingthrough. I thought for sure I was going to have to endurethe same sort of grilling when 41CC went over on its nose. Iresearched the definition of "accident" and "incident" and Ithought for sure that the situation with 41CC was an "accident"and that both Charlie (pilot) and I (owner) were in for somehell from the NTSB and FAA. Not so. Apparently the investigators didn't even care to come look at the airplaneeven though we didn't touch it after retrieving it from the field and moving it to the hangar. We sent pictures and someone from a local law enforcement agency came by to look atit, but the big boys didn't deem it serious enough to slapeither me or Charlie. Strange to think that Lowell's incidentwas serious enough in their eyes to cause all this ruckus, yetthe situation with 41CC was not.Carb ice stopped the engine, an off-field landing was made ina rough field, welds broke on the landing gear legs, collapsingthe gear and putting the airplane on its nose and then over onits back. I dunno... sounds a little bit more like an "accident"than Lowell's broken bungee, no?I'm not asking that my case be reopened for investigation, sodon't go turning me in!!! I just feel bad about Pieti.Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC- A75 with Culver propSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:07:38 -0500 (GMT-05:00)