See the video and a witness statement: "It, like, lost control, and it was twirling, and the more twirl, the more lower it came down and then we heard the bang,"I can only recall that NTSB forum again per my prior post.
So many accidents (per the NTSB Forum that I attended at Oshkosh) ... turn .. stall .. spin .. crash ... burn ... die ..
Might not be relevant to this accident, my comment is generic, I can wait for the final report ...
I wouldn't think a "major control failure" would result in: "A witness who was on the mountainside at the time of the crash told the 20 Minutes newspaper that "the plane turned 180 degrees to the south and fell to the ground like a stone"."
Plus, only small cones on the ground to separate the flight line from the crowd. I observed one eager person walk past and he was politely told what the cones meant. North side of the field I could walk through an unguarded gate to airside for the shuttle bus.
It is indeed. If someone comes to me for a tailwheel endorsement and who has only flown a PA-28 I tell them to go away and do some circuits in a Cessna 150/152/172 for a much easier transition to the Super Decathlon.
and on the north side the gates are open with nil security - I’ve been walking in every morning to airside (and underwing camping) for the bus to the admission gate where my bag is checked for guns and knives. Crowd line will be roped off from the flight line on Friday. Reminds me, I bought a kit at the show with a safetyknife so must take it out of my bag tonight.
Just decided last week to go for my 5th time. Aussies for Oshkosh group on Facebook is having a dinner at the Hilton on Thursday night - message me if you want to come along.I’m here all week, mostly at the Aerobatic Club Building.
A form to CASA will give you an RPL. Why is there a need to do those theory courses as they were done with GFPT and the RPL should have an easy transition to RPC?
From CASA’s Air Display Manual:
“Organised flying, including cross-country events, contests, exhibitions of flying or local flights made for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire or reward performed at a public gathering.
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• Fly-in, Competition or Cross country event:
A gathering of aircraft at an event or competition not on the basis of a general public invitation (A club event where no invitation is made to the general public [[similar clubs or groups exempted]) does not need to apply for an air display approval from CASA.”
Have fun!
An interesting magazine article by a friend in a friend's Eagle which was built by another friend - a nice airplane - Flight Test: Christen Eagle
To add: we were obviously going very fast, from a gradual circling descent overhead Moorabbin, so quite different from the standard PFL practice with a glide approach. That word "high" was wrt the high speed and being able to ensure getting on the field, rather than "high" wrt my normal approach profile. Backup plan was to restart the engine.