tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post2085043136297577658..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion, N210FK: Accident occurred May 16, 2022 at Bowie Municipal Airport (0F2), Montague County, TexasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-36295737773673973642022-05-18T07:41:50.775-04:002022-05-18T07:41:50.775-04:00Some of the data is skewed by built in circumstanc...Some of the data is skewed by built in circumstances. This aircraft is a 1979 model, and although annual inspection should give assurance that the 43 year old complex mechanism is serviceable, zero degradation over the years isn't guaranteed. Look at the steady stream of Mooney gear collapses showing up on KR, for example.<br /><br />Veer offs can happen to any aircraft, but many (Cirrus) areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-46901351804422487532022-05-17T20:59:15.881-04:002022-05-17T20:59:15.881-04:00So true, 24,000 hours and was a passenger maybe 3 ...So true, 24,000 hours and was a passenger maybe 3 times when the pilot flying was not a professional pilot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-78653909462197151732022-05-17T19:38:57.610-04:002022-05-17T19:38:57.610-04:00My initial reaction was "that's an incorr...My initial reaction was "that's an incorrect statement". But I went to the USDOT web site, for your benefit, and reviewed general aviation accident data that's been collected since 1960. Accident rates were about 35 per 100,000 flight hours in the 1960s. The rates declined dramatically and are now, in the 21st century, about 5.5 per 100,000 flight hours. I think what has changedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-426231992158565082022-05-17T18:59:43.441-04:002022-05-17T18:59:43.441-04:00Unbelievable number of planes just veering off run...Unbelievable number of planes just veering off runways, hitting lights, landing with gear up, forgetting to add fuel, leaving filler caps off.........my god, has general aviation gotten so bad that it's akin to bumper cars on the runway? And if they do make it into the air.....seems like one out of ten fly it into the trees. Why would I ever want to be a passenger?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com