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Extract – ATSB - “the Braidwood stall/spin crash report”.
You have to wonder how much the tea lady gets paid to do the work: probably because she is the only one not working from home and doing report from a 'joggling' golf buggy. Mark you; this report could have written itself in thee paragraphs; OK four if you wanted to put some warnings in. Like:-
“After arriving at the landing area, the pilot circled the landing area at a height of 200–400 ft above ground level.”
IF there is no pressing reason (weather/ Livestock/ Campers even) it would be fair to ascertain why a circuit was flown at somewhere between 2/ 400 feet. Who does that? Why do that? Was it 200 or 400'? If the circuit was varying +/- 200' it would be reasonable to ask why. Or more directly; WTD was the driver playing at? For therein lays a significant part of the lesson
“Soon after the pilot turned downwind at low airspeed with no flap selected, the aircraft’s left wing aerodynamically stalled.”
OK; So old mate decides that a 2/400' circuit is required; fair enough BUT Shirley one would configure the aircraft (trim, power, flap) to ensure a stable approach – Dusters do it all the time, nearly every other mug at the controls would 'set up' the aircraft for a stable approach – above the stall speed – even if only a tick over the buffet speed.
“This resulted in the aircraft entering into an upright spin, at an altitude that limited an effective recovery.”
Jeez; no shit Sherlock. What a brilliant deduction; low power, low altitude, no flap and it ploughed in. What a fantastic lesson – must try to remember that one.
Toot – toot...(Still catching up).
Extract – ATSB - “the Braidwood stall/spin crash report”.
You have to wonder how much the tea lady gets paid to do the work: probably because she is the only one not working from home and doing report from a 'joggling' golf buggy. Mark you; this report could have written itself in thee paragraphs; OK four if you wanted to put some warnings in. Like:-
“After arriving at the landing area, the pilot circled the landing area at a height of 200–400 ft above ground level.”
IF there is no pressing reason (weather/ Livestock/ Campers even) it would be fair to ascertain why a circuit was flown at somewhere between 2/ 400 feet. Who does that? Why do that? Was it 200 or 400'? If the circuit was varying +/- 200' it would be reasonable to ask why. Or more directly; WTD was the driver playing at? For therein lays a significant part of the lesson
“Soon after the pilot turned downwind at low airspeed with no flap selected, the aircraft’s left wing aerodynamically stalled.”
OK; So old mate decides that a 2/400' circuit is required; fair enough BUT Shirley one would configure the aircraft (trim, power, flap) to ensure a stable approach – Dusters do it all the time, nearly every other mug at the controls would 'set up' the aircraft for a stable approach – above the stall speed – even if only a tick over the buffet speed.
“This resulted in the aircraft entering into an upright spin, at an altitude that limited an effective recovery.”
Jeez; no shit Sherlock. What a brilliant deduction; low power, low altitude, no flap and it ploughed in. What a fantastic lesson – must try to remember that one.
Toot – toot...(Still catching up).