tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post3550475176509231604..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage JetPROP DLX, N5EQ: Fatal accident occurred December 14, 2022 near Goose Bay Airport (CYYR), Newfoundland and LabradorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-20567686028456537622023-05-31T05:02:30.832-04:002023-05-31T05:02:30.832-04:00The pilot worked and lived in Switzerland, but he ...The pilot worked and lived in Switzerland, but he was a US national. That is why the plane was registered in the US. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-63666698194375000322023-01-03T10:57:38.078-05:002023-01-03T10:57:38.078-05:00Circumstances certainly favored airframe icing.
...Circumstances certainly favored airframe icing. <br /><br />Looking at weather conditions reported at the field:<br />CYYR 141400Z 03016G22KT 15SM OVC010 01/M01 A3052 RMK SF8 SH DIST ALQDS SLP340<br />Wind 30°@16 makes ADS-B ground speed 8 knots lower than airspeed.<br />Altimeter 30.52 vs 29.92 ref'd ADS-B requires 500 feet to be added for true.<br /><br />Go get ADS-B track log data:<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-35945602656712894972023-01-02T13:24:43.845-05:002023-01-02T13:24:43.845-05:00The Swiss/Europe usage connection is straightforwa...The Swiss/Europe usage connection is straightforward:<br /><br />Note the distinctive N5EQ fuselage paint/striping detail seen in background of Professor Dr. Steven A. Brown's staff photo, University of Zurich's Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology:<br />https://www.neuroscience.uzh.ch/en/research/sleep_and_sleep_disorders.html<br /><br />Compare to August 2022 photo of N5EQ in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-9437291479063734992023-01-02T06:26:34.163-05:002023-01-02T06:26:34.163-05:00Surprisingly I see a few US registered planes in E...Surprisingly I see a few US registered planes in Europe owned and operated by locals … not sure how that works.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-80298548454552026032023-01-02T01:11:14.946-05:002023-01-02T01:11:14.946-05:00The news reports said it was a Swiss couple that p...The news reports said it was a Swiss couple that perished. The airplane is US registered. That don't add up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-53081176385369551302023-01-01T19:29:11.301-05:002023-01-01T19:29:11.301-05:00Not a ferry flight, just reversing the trip across...Not a ferry flight, just reversing the trip across the pond that saw the Malibu make a trek to North America from Europe during September 17th and 18th.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-85288909134685343152023-01-01T10:36:39.044-05:002023-01-01T10:36:39.044-05:00ETA; It's a PT6 so it will burn aviation fuel ...ETA; It's a PT6 so it will burn aviation fuel so if it were misfueled they would've been Ok from the safety standpoint. Airframe ice or fuel system ice probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-59028843262060773382023-01-01T10:32:39.197-05:002023-01-01T10:32:39.197-05:00They came up 3 miles short of the airport but neve...They came up 3 miles short of the airport but never really achieved best glide speed. The report says they diverted to Sept-Îles, Quebec prior to continuing to Goose Bay. I presume they refueled there. This appears to be a ferry flight as they planned to continue to Greenland after Goose Bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-33226770703181621342022-12-30T19:08:29.704-05:002022-12-30T19:08:29.704-05:00ADS-B appears dead stick with last return @ 7nm / ...ADS-B appears dead stick with last return @ 7nm / 2200ft straight in approach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com