tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post2257033054324408123..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Loss of Control in Flight: Cessna 525 CitationJet, N525P; fatal accident occurred April 15, 2018 in Crozet, Albemarle County, VirginiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-61034324347735946592021-10-14T22:11:52.360-04:002021-10-14T22:11:52.360-04:00https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/news/pilot-talk/2...https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/news/pilot-talk/2021/10/13/citation-pilot-crashes-after-argument-with-girlfriend/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-23828514958510486802020-03-27T05:47:54.959-04:002020-03-27T05:47:54.959-04:00https://www.cbs19news.com/story/41944214/ntsb-rele...https://www.cbs19news.com/story/41944214/ntsb-release-report-on-fatal-2018-plane-crash-in-albemarle-county?fbclid=IwAR1WC6YUZ66AlEp7eOkNhSwe7lfUtQCc9XdwqeCrUbiXby4SAqkbEZeoMBwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-50719018687136539432018-06-03T14:54:26.648-04:002018-06-03T14:54:26.648-04:00Too much airplane, too much money, too little expe...Too much airplane, too much money, too little experience/judgement/common sense. If you can afford a Citation, you can afford a qualified safety pilot in the right seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-21983294057035277782018-04-18T14:41:26.338-04:002018-04-18T14:41:26.338-04:00The weather around the site was solid IFR at the t...The weather around the site was solid IFR at the time with heavy rain and thunderstorms that had just passed. I'm a long time turbine pilot and flying a jet VFR in that weather was just plain, well, let's just say I would never have even considered it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-75829396644304127082018-04-18T08:35:53.147-04:002018-04-18T08:35:53.147-04:00Plane is based in SHD. Pilot was practicing or tak...Plane is based in SHD. Pilot was practicing or taking a check ride in Richmond. Returning to SHD VFR in worsening weather. Tragic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-27597304757704137962018-04-17T20:15:16.920-04:002018-04-17T20:15:16.920-04:00My guess is he was repositioning the plane vfr wit...My guess is he was repositioning the plane vfr without an assigned code ... Low altitude under wx and night ... RIPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-90620489639597542622018-04-17T19:50:18.641-04:002018-04-17T19:50:18.641-04:00Severe TRWs and a tornado reported in area at the ...Severe TRWs and a tornado reported in area at the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-91817320439420008682018-04-17T17:20:53.021-04:002018-04-17T17:20:53.021-04:00Strange that the flight track log at KFCI Sunday m...Strange that the flight track log at KFCI Sunday morning were reported by Potomac TRACON and Washington Center at the 3-4000 ft altitudes, but no tracks from KFCI to the accident site that eveningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-43109069690711781752018-04-17T10:15:41.230-04:002018-04-17T10:15:41.230-04:00Looks like he had done short flight at Richmond Ex...Looks like he had done short flight at Richmond Executive earlier in the day according to flightaware Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-60385579316074999092018-04-17T07:53:16.850-04:002018-04-17T07:53:16.850-04:00I live a short distance from the crash site in Cro...I live a short distance from the crash site in Crozet. Weather was very poor all day Saturday. I had wanted to fly my Piper from CHO to Blacksburg. Wind gusts up in the high 20s. I did not go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-86987309412807727322018-04-16T21:15:06.142-04:002018-04-16T21:15:06.142-04:00On almost a straight line from Richmond Executive ...On almost a straight line from Richmond Executive to Shannondoa Valley airportAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com