tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post2746940029913470818..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Loss of Control in Flight: Cessna 414A Chancellor, N959MJ; fatal accident occurred October 29, 2019 in Colonia, Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New JerseyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-91376518807096434232023-09-04T04:50:29.082-04:002023-09-04T04:50:29.082-04:00I agree completely. I especially enjoyed the airp...I agree completely. I especially enjoyed the airport manager's comments that, being a cardiologist, he "helped" other pilots facing difficulty from the FAA in getting their medical certificates. Can we assume he just filled them in like some other AMEs we've read about here?FlyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648673049921652580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-32837485910971566542023-09-03T23:24:47.686-04:002023-09-03T23:24:47.686-04:00What an idiot.What an idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-63860489925507233622023-06-06T05:49:49.702-04:002023-06-06T05:49:49.702-04:00Autopsy showed no reason to believe he suffered a ...Autopsy showed no reason to believe he suffered a medical incapacitation; visibility was bad so he couldn't see the airport and stalled/spun into ground.FlyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648673049921652580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-39764049878295562452023-06-06T05:39:21.354-04:002023-06-06T05:39:21.354-04:00LaGordia! I love it!!LaGordia! I love it!!FlyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648673049921652580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-49652842009061959042023-06-06T05:37:01.958-04:002023-06-06T05:37:01.958-04:00Interestingly, he also had a pacemaker but still e...Interestingly, he also had a pacemaker but still elected to fly with a known arrhythmia situation in spite of being a cardiologist. Lawsuits, anyone?FlyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648673049921652580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-15312310466953228762022-10-07T07:48:28.344-04:002022-10-07T07:48:28.344-04:00He also had a very experienced gear up landing pre...He also had a very experienced gear up landing previously in the same aircraft. Distracted, over confident doctor pilots is nothing new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-81311804202714499282022-01-04T14:56:39.086-05:002022-01-04T14:56:39.086-05:00Seventy years ago, this doctor arrogance would hav...Seventy years ago, this doctor arrogance would have killed him in a Bonanza.<br /><br />The recording of his "weather briefing" said it all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-63963332384487836572019-12-03T23:18:04.565-05:002019-12-03T23:18:04.565-05:00To whomever wrote the love letter “Dear 7C”:
In r...To whomever wrote the love letter “Dear 7C”:<br /><br />In reference to your Paragraph 1: I described three possible scenarios that might require a quick response in an airplane. The last scenario describes a distraction that could lead to a stall/spin situation. We are all human and susceptible to distraction; 70, 700, 7,000, 17,000, 27,000 hours … matters not. It’s called the Human Factor. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-66374291535187525122019-11-22T12:23:21.754-05:002019-11-22T12:23:21.754-05:00Continued ......
Finally, there is the picture on...Continued ......<br /><br />Finally, there is the picture on the internet of a "big piece of the fuselage" been pulled from the basement. That big piece is the cockpit and if you look very carefully - with unbiased and careful eyes - you will see that the right throttle lever IS pulled back....(in direct contradiction to what the FAA preliminary report states) - by the way there are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-6921770964400741112019-11-22T12:22:46.556-05:002019-11-22T12:22:46.556-05:00Dear 7C....as you said in your previous statement ...Dear 7C....as you said in your previous statement "Just looking at the basic info it does appear to be a straight ahead stall while on the autopilot..." something that could have been very easily corrected with a very slow and deliberate push of the throttles forward...implemented by a 7,000plus hour pilot. Agility wouldn't have offered any different an outcome based on your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-42811941196716542792019-11-17T17:12:51.741-05:002019-11-17T17:12:51.741-05:00"As far as the Age and Reflexes comment above..."As far as the Age and Reflexes comment above is concerned...if you have to do anything so quickly in a plane that your reflexes aren’t good enough....you are probably either a student pilot or a rusty one. Nothing in the flying of a plane as well equipped as a 414A should require such sudden reactions."<br /><br />I don't know where to start with this comment. I would expect a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-57454143293840555282019-11-04T13:39:53.431-05:002019-11-04T13:39:53.431-05:00Have to wonder if he suffered some type of medical...Have to wonder if he suffered some type of medical situation. He should have been able to get in there or at least make a successful go around. Probably got too slow looking for the runway in minimal conditions.<br /><br />But people, this isn't NYC like some on here say. It's a rural airport in Linden. He wasn't having to maintain high airspeeds between landing 767's, or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-39098220610477029132019-11-01T21:04:36.944-04:002019-11-01T21:04:36.944-04:00one photo shows the Dr. Mike in the right seat sup...one photo shows the Dr. Mike in the right seat supported by I assume a commerical pilot in the left... should of, would of could of done the same on this flight into metro NYC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-80836361665708371412019-11-01T18:50:16.225-04:002019-11-01T18:50:16.225-04:00People that deny the effects of age will ultimatel...People that deny the effects of age will ultimately wind up like the good doctor. I'm an older (previously much bolder) pilot and acknowledge I can't do stuff I used to do. It doesn't mean you are a failure or a bad pilot, in fact, those that recognize their skills waning are the best aviators.<br /><br />Not saying that was specifically in this case, but it is definitely worth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-10529778374135299792019-11-01T14:14:09.499-04:002019-11-01T14:14:09.499-04:00As far as the Age and Reflexes comment above is co...As far as the Age and Reflexes comment above is concerned...if you have to do anything so quickly in a plane that your reflexes aren’t good enough....you are probably either a student pilot or a rusty one. Nothing in the flying of a plane as well equipped as a 414A should require such sudden reactions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-69568005928457090022019-11-01T14:10:13.186-04:002019-11-01T14:10:13.186-04:00I totally agree with the Anonymous comment about t...I totally agree with the Anonymous comment about the video. Although at some point it does show the beginning of a left wing stall just before going below the trees. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-37122019896637016622019-11-01T13:35:01.496-04:002019-11-01T13:35:01.496-04:00At 10:16:56, 39.6832 -76.2557 ↗ 63° , 201kts, 4,7...At 10:16:56, 39.6832 -76.2557 ↗ 63° , 201kts, 4,700 ft ( FlightAware ADS-B) he was in northern MD crossing the Susquhanna River south of the PA border.gretnabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532199082129778356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-16047684814565790652019-11-01T13:20:13.343-04:002019-11-01T13:20:13.343-04:00That video doesn't show an aircraft "hurt...That video doesn't show an aircraft "hurtling out of control" or "descending straight down" as I have read in various hysterical accounts. It shows an airplane descending normally. The media *always* get these things wrong. The only thing notable about that video is the fact that the airplane is banking to the left. On the GPS-A approach, Linden airport would be off the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-91661036316803860802019-11-01T10:27:37.075-04:002019-11-01T10:27:37.075-04:00Successful speculating of aircraft accidents takes...Successful speculating of aircraft accidents takes a lot of skill, time and experience to master, that most people who work outside of the aviation industry don't have. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-87446046555455357792019-11-01T08:44:19.894-04:002019-11-01T08:44:19.894-04:00It doesn't matter how experienced, proficient,...It doesn't matter how experienced, proficient, or current a pilot might be. He is still human and capable of making a mistake ... or two .... that's why we call it the HUMAN FACTOR.<br /><br />Age can certainly be a factor with decline in the motor functions and mental processing. I personally have seen my decline in the last 5 years and I'm not as sharp as I was 45 years ago. Yes, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-51469333791304371272019-11-01T07:26:25.339-04:002019-11-01T07:26:25.339-04:0074 Years Of Age = Pilot fatigue, pilot's incre...<b>74 Years Of Age</b> = Pilot fatigue, pilot's increased workload, and pilot's failure to maintain control of his aircraft.<br /><b>End Result</b> = Aircraft exceeded its critical angle of attack - aerodynamic stall/spin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-13932577447573314582019-10-31T21:17:42.872-04:002019-10-31T21:17:42.872-04:00Your “expert” commentary is flawed. If you look at...Your “expert” commentary is flawed. If you look at the whole Flightaware Data the altitude is reported consistently 300ft lower...he was at minimums 600ft doing what he had to do on the altitude management of the approach. On a non precision/circling approach such as this in a twin I would not lower gear or flaps until I had the airport in sight. I knew Mike very well...something else happened...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-3866346614121264152019-10-31T18:03:11.703-04:002019-10-31T18:03:11.703-04:00minimums are 600 and 2 1/2 and is considered circl...minimums are 600 and 2 1/2 and is considered circling but it really sets you up for a 2.1 mile right base<br />The airport is really close to Class B Newark so it puts the pressure on not to miss and <br />the controller warns about the need to cancel in the air<br />Approach tells him a plane at Newark just reported bases at 500 feet about 5 miles away 100 below minimums<br />Pilot goes 300 Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818956998564013157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-10522158147577399122019-10-31T17:36:26.024-04:002019-10-31T17:36:26.024-04:00First recorded flight into metro NYC; the 17th fli...First recorded flight into metro NYC; the 17th flight noted since 4-Aug-2019, with no previous flights on https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N959MJ/historygretnabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532199082129778356noreply@blogger.com