2 killed in plane crash west of Daytona Beach

[Challenged]

http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20180404/2-killed-in-plane-crash-west-of-daytona-beach

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

The NTSB certainly found that the type of operation was an issue, and there had been precedent before in industries with similarly hard, though probably even less abusive, operations (pipeline).

It does seem like the prior incidents could have been a hint that using the Arrow this way could be problematic. But perhaps no one at ERAU was even aware of those incidents and the ADs and SBs? I guess that will likely be a subject of discovery in the lawsuit.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

My understanding is that these aircraft were being used for the complex requirement for the commercial ticket. These planes should not be being dropped at all on landing, they should be squeakers or pretty damn close.

I have had instructors who encourage letting the Arrow drop in pretty hard in order to hit the target point on a short field landing during commercial training. And a nice thing in terms of hitting the spot is they really do come right down.