328 Buying a Plane and Crashing on Way Home - N8924Y Piper Twin Comanche
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🗓️ 9 May 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Max explores a tragic aviation accident involving the crash of a N8924Y, a Piper Twin Comanche shortly after its new owner purchased it. The pilot was flying the aircraft home when he encountered various challenges, including fatigue, pressure to return home quickly, and low experience in the specific aircraft model. The episode delves into the circumstances surrounding the crash, highlighting common factors seen in similar accidents.
The pilot attempted to troubleshoot the landing gear problem while hand-flying the aircraft in dark night conditions. Ultimately, the crash was attributed to the pilot exceeding the aircraft's critical angle of attack while troubleshooting the landing gear indication, resulting in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude. The episode serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of safety, decision-making, and preparedness in aviation. It honors the memory of Rob Prestininzi and underscores the need for pilots to prioritize safety over external pressures.
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| 0:00.0 | Can you imagine anything worse? You've just bought your dream airplane, the one you've wanted for years. |
| 0:06.0 | You've signed the paperwork and now finally own it. You're incredibly excited. You travel to where it's located, do a final inspection of the airplane, shake hands, jump in the plane, and start your way home. |
| 0:18.0 | Unfortunately, you don't make it home and you crash somewhere along the way. |
| 0:22.8 | Believe it or not, this story happens over and over again. Sometimes the crash isn't on the way |
| 0:28.1 | home, but it occurs within a few weeks of getting the airplane home. Years ago, I noticed a number of |
| 0:33.5 | aircraft accidents like this. So I did a search of the NTSB database using phrases such as |
| 0:39.0 | recently purchased, and I found a boatload of these accidents. So many in fact that I created a |
| 0:44.1 | presentation that I gave numerous times called How to Buy an Airplane and not crash on the way home. |
| 0:50.6 | The crash of November 8-9-24 Yankee, a piper twin Comanche, has a number of things in common with many of those accidents. |
| 0:58.6 | It involved a very long day of flying for many hours, so fatigue was likely a factor. |
| 1:03.7 | Get their itis or get-homeitis was a factor. |
| 1:06.6 | The pilot said he needed to get back, and many new plane owners are motivated to get home for work |
| 1:11.3 | on Monday. The pilot had relatively low time in the aircraft make and model, and the accident |
| 1:16.8 | happened at night in dark night conditions with no moon. As I've mentioned before, the NTSB says |
| 1:22.9 | that 90% of night accidents occur in dark night conditions when there is no moon or it's obscured by an overcast layer. |
| 1:30.7 | And while this aircraft did have a 50-year-old autopilot, it apparently wasn't working as the pilot |
| 1:36.0 | hand flew the entire trip. |
| 1:38.1 | Today, this episode is dedicated to the memory of Robert Preston Insey, who sadly died in this |
| 1:43.4 | accident. |
| 1:44.4 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk general aviation. |
| 1:48.1 | My name is Max Trescott. I've been flying for 50 years. I'm the author of several books |
| 1:51.8 | on the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year. And my mission is to help you become the safest |
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