tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post7705855403470144280..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Family members of 2016 plane crash victims sue United States government: Cessna 182H Skylane, N1839X, fatal accident occurred December 26, 2016 near Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (KGKT), Sevier County, TennesseeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-55295916340521461672020-08-05T22:34:44.186-04:002020-08-05T22:34:44.186-04:00He was mistaken. I have read quite a bit on this ...He was mistaken. I have read quite a bit on this accident, this pilot had around 279 hours, most gotten in the accident aircraft. No evidence of any kind he flew as a pilot in the Air Force. Shilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374397249585251040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-31515558048248137582020-08-05T22:29:42.137-04:002020-08-05T22:29:42.137-04:00No he had no briefing because he failed to file a ...No he had no briefing because he failed to file a Flight Plan before he took off. He did it ALL wrong. Shilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374397249585251040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-75529125879887743922020-05-11T11:26:38.030-04:002020-05-11T11:26:38.030-04:00The P.I.C is responsible for any information perta...The P.I.C is responsible for any information pertaining to flight. Specially before he departs. I don’t see any reason to blame the FAA. This person to me was flying in a reckless manor. You don’t fly in IFR conditions, unless your are qualified. To blame someone is for his actions is wrong. Piper042https://www.blogger.com/profile/13200180309229118366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-85070408155348147152019-07-11T12:55:59.337-04:002019-07-11T12:55:59.337-04:00The lawsuits filed by Hunter’s mother, Tabitha Sta...The lawsuits filed by Hunter’s mother, Tabitha Starling, and Kim Smith’s son, Joshua Garrett Smith, claim the Federal Aviation Administration <i>“approach controller never warned the pilot that he was at an obvious risk of colliding with the mountain.”</i><br /><br />Pardon?<br /><br />If there was an obvious risk of colliding with the mountain, then that should also have been obvious to the sixtynine69https://www.blogger.com/profile/03636095254501347464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-82000781085572992182019-01-21T14:19:35.993-05:002019-01-21T14:19:35.993-05:00Joshua Garrett Smith told WATE, a Knoxville televi...Joshua Garrett Smith told WATE, a Knoxville television station that covers the Gatlinburg area, that David Starling is an experienced pilot, having previously flown for the Air Force. Joshua Garrett Smith believes <b>this crash is a freak accident</b>. “I have flown with David and I trust him 110 percent. I feel like this God’s plan,” Joshua Garrett Smith said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-9699443107188486392019-01-19T23:13:13.222-05:002019-01-19T23:13:13.222-05:00Don't give her ideas lol.Don't give her ideas lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-8417205931937869722019-01-19T02:51:13.749-05:002019-01-19T02:51:13.749-05:00The woman that is Suing is the EX-wife of the reg-...The woman that is Suing is the EX-wife of the reg-breaking pilot. So her ex-husband is the one who killed their son and the other party. By this woman's reasoning, she should sue her ex-mother and ex-father inlaw since they obviously didn't tell their hot shot pilot son that he couldn't willingly break the FAA regulations. Yea, thats it, she should sue her ex-inlaws for failing at Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352847981301676228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-41101739996938682192019-01-16T10:11:30.335-05:002019-01-16T10:11:30.335-05:00"Justice and Freedom is only incident to Law ..."Justice and Freedom is only incident to Law and Order" - meme from a Usenet group back in the day....<br /><br />The American Tort system is a joke. And even more so the fact the US has devolved into Rome where the legal system as we know it was invented yet it degenerated into a free for all at the end of the Empire.<br /><br />A cautionary tale.<br /><br />I don't blame the womanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-32458245151123840182019-01-14T09:07:22.463-05:002019-01-14T09:07:22.463-05:00
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
...<br />The road to hell is paved with good intentions.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-3799585106677070202019-01-13T09:26:09.268-05:002019-01-13T09:26:09.268-05:00A couple of points:
1) I checked out the go fund...A couple of points:<br /><br />1) I checked out the go fund me and it was set up in behalf of the mother by a friend and is only $15,000 (of which only $5700 has been raised so far). Basically, that will cover the cost of a funeral for her son and I don't think it has anything whatsoever to do with the lawsuit.<br /><br />2) Someone mentioned it's like suing GM for a kid getting killedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-36441421174341663772019-01-13T07:49:45.102-05:002019-01-13T07:49:45.102-05:00He had it coming, unfortunately he took innocent ...He had it coming, unfortunately he took innocent lives with him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-32983295668303253942019-01-09T12:10:34.150-05:002019-01-09T12:10:34.150-05:00This clown was an accident waiting to happen. It ...This clown was an accident waiting to happen. It matters not, to me, that he took a couple of people with him for his incompetence, arrogance and/or stupidity.<br />I have only been a pilot since 1971, after flying illegally in Honduras through 1969-1971, but I feel that he did exactly what I have done scores of times. I have a few "there I was" stories and can entirely relate to whatMichael Gaffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-3186928227296480412019-01-09T11:39:22.468-05:002019-01-09T11:39:22.468-05:00To the commenter right above, it's all about t...To the commenter right above, it's all about the money.<br /><br />Sadly most families start quarreling over a relative's inheritance as the body of the deceased isn't even cold yet, and they have it all spent already.<br /><br />Ask any attorney involved in inheritance matters and they will tell you they see things that will make them sad to be part of the human race, which also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-46629606108051265782019-01-08T12:46:03.090-05:002019-01-08T12:46:03.090-05:00Even if I am also very much enclined to make simil...Even if I am also very much enclined to make similar comments - as several others have made here (by using terms such as incompetence or pilot negligence etc. etc.), but I still believe in the "good" of people. <br /><br />Did somebody (who fully knows the rules and procedures to be followed for VFR-flights and VFR-pilots) explain in detail to the surviving family members how this all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-2968224796739603662019-01-07T18:13:37.163-05:002019-01-07T18:13:37.163-05:00The lawyers are out of control in this country. No...The lawyers are out of control in this country. Now I'm hearing NY & MA want to sue Exxon-Mobil claiming they knew for years that burning fossil fuels leads to global warming but kept it from the public. Are they insane? Let's just sue everybody!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-86135211063080927482019-01-06T21:39:16.213-05:002019-01-06T21:39:16.213-05:00Hopefully the government shutdown makes Uncle Sam ...Hopefully the government shutdown makes Uncle Sam too poor to settle such idiotic lawsuits.<br /><br />"rent seeking" at its most egregious.<br /><br />Also it should be made illegal to ask a verdict from a non qualified or knowledgeable jury pool.<br /><br />We live in the age of disruptions and after Housing and Car production (thanks Tesla!) the next victim of a Revolution will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-90610949227266588302019-01-06T08:21:02.743-05:002019-01-06T08:21:02.743-05:00The attorney will not play on the emotions of the ...The attorney will not play on the emotions of the plaintiffs. The person at the controls of the plane is not on trial.<br /><br />The attorneys will play on the emotions of a non-aviation minded jury. No one on the jury will be able to spell "airplane", yet alone be aware of the ramifications of not having licenses, medicals, annuals, the weather and past experiences of the "pilot&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-14501582076424855142019-01-06T00:45:51.976-05:002019-01-06T00:45:51.976-05:00Attorney's praying on emotional feelings of fa...Attorney's praying on emotional feelings of family members I'm sure the lawsuit is on contingency with a big payout for the attorney's. Mike-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252696519545321781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-55226139588827579052019-01-03T21:44:54.804-05:002019-01-03T21:44:54.804-05:00From an ethical POV lawyers are the regulators as ...From an ethical POV lawyers are the regulators as they would be taught (if I am correct) to reject lawsuits that are not ethical. Yet this is one that certainly falls in the category of frivolous ones optimized to milk the system and the taxpayers too.<br />I understand the insurance may have been denied because of the carelessness and egregious behavior of this jackass (not even a "pilot&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-33717377137030061642019-01-02T13:49:03.640-05:002019-01-02T13:49:03.640-05:00That is the whole point. Those estates may be empt...That is the whole point. Those estates may be empty. No insurance too or a disqualifying condition like flying the plane out of annual and violating 91.13 with no adequate preflight check. Thus is left an "easy" target in the government which will settle with the taxpayer's money as the cost of litigation might actually make it just do that, regardless of the absurdity of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-63385039538990737542019-01-02T06:07:09.808-05:002019-01-02T06:07:09.808-05:00I am not sure who is advising this plaintiff, but ...I am not sure who is advising this plaintiff, but if they are to seek any damages, perhaps they should be from the estate of the "pilot". There are so many violations emanating from the left seat before and during the flight, that I am not sure that any knowledgeable attorney would even entertain this litigation, as any negligence was clearly in the hands of the pilot, not the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-26157602811060217132019-01-01T16:37:38.098-05:002019-01-01T16:37:38.098-05:00Someone should have advised these people to stop w...Someone should have advised these people to stop wasting money on legal fees to pursue an unwinnable case. Incompetent pilot killed his son and girlfriend - end of story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-34843263870168948982019-01-01T10:01:43.166-05:002019-01-01T10:01:43.166-05:00In response to the person throwing rocks at the CF...In response to the person throwing rocks at the CFI:<br /><br />In over 40 years of instructing I have learned that you can't always tell what type of pilot someone will become once they get their ticket.<br /><br />I have instructed quite a few successful types that were absolute "Richards" to work with. To my knowledge, all have done ok and pretty much played by the rules. For Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-15516359607343398882019-01-01T09:11:36.424-05:002019-01-01T09:11:36.424-05:00The LITIGANTS and their ENABLERS want MONEY.The LITIGANTS and their ENABLERS want MONEY.Jim Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-84871808723866489562019-01-01T07:58:34.629-05:002019-01-01T07:58:34.629-05:00"...this is totally her sons fault."
He...<i>"...this is totally her sons fault."</i> <br />Her son was age 8. Still a baby/child. He wouldn't be able to make a legal adult decision at age 8 to decide whether or not to get in the plane.<br /><br />He was dropped off at airports, he was picked up/dropped off at his father's residence without the mother inquiring about the agenda (what will you two be doing while our son Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com