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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 25, 2014 17:52:23 GMT 12
"The 2010 Fox Glacier aircrash that killed nine people was caused by over loading of the skydive plane - at least that’s the official story. But could that be wrong? And why was some of the wreckage buried within days of the disaster? 3rd Degree reporter Michael Morrah enlists the help of top accident investigators to dig up the remains of the aircraft and look for new evidence." www.3news.co.nz/TVShows/3rdDegree/Home.aspx |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 27, 2014 19:40:27 GMT 12
Did anyone else watch this last night? I thought Michael Morrah's report was very well put together and certainly raised some very pertinent questions.
I have moved this thread from the media section to the Ag Aircraft section as maybe most of the ag geeks missed it?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 27, 2014 19:41:06 GMT 12
Oh and, yes I know it wasn't on ag ops when it crashed but this is where the Fletcher experts hang out.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Mar 27, 2014 21:14:27 GMT 12
I watched it and thought the item was well balanced (it would have been nice if TAIC had fronted to answer some questions). I was surprised key parts of the wreckage were buried without any testing so soon after the accident.
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Post by madmac on Mar 27, 2014 21:34:49 GMT 12
Does appear to have been a few oops there by the TAIC.
It does demonstrate just how ignorant the general aerospace industry is about effects weight and balance control. I don't think their estimate of the aft cg is remotely realistic (it might be what you would get on a good day, but not on a bad day).
Is the coroners findings / test anywhere on line?
Just as well the press don't know that Boeing 737's have something like 250 AD's on them.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 27, 2014 23:57:32 GMT 12
I thought the demonstration by the current Fletcher parachute operator of what space was in the aircraft when there were eight people packed into the back was actually like, and I wonder if the investigators had even done that themselves. The coverage from that overseas news item with people sliding down the back was farcical when you saw the reality of the limited space and tight packing in of the people.
I really hope that they find a way to reopen the investigation, although I'm told it is unprecedented as TAIC never allows appeals apparently. I hope that John Kerr, who was a much respected and liked member of this forum before the crash, can get his company's name cleared of the blame.
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Post by gustav10 on Mar 28, 2014 9:57:18 GMT 12
While the program assists my, long held, view that weight & balance was not a main factor in this accident, there are still a point that was not effectively communicated.
The broken control column was, correctly, of the -954 type (EUF was a -954).
The ADs alluded to in the program referred to the PAC750XL which, like the -950 Series Fletchers, were not of the same design as that of the -954. This gave the false impression that there were defects in the -954 column that were known to both industry and the authorities.I would be very interested in the result of a full metallurgical study on this component before making further comment.
As an aside, the program hinted that the control column failures were due to some error on the part of the manufacturers, which is not the case as the Manufacturers Service Bulletin states.
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Post by lovethe400noise on Mar 28, 2014 12:37:45 GMT 12
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