Skymaster Down

[BrentH]

It's been many years since I went through the Crash Survival Investigators School and did aircraft crash investigations but as I remember, when the props are bent back like the front prop is, that says it was windmilling. When the blades are bent forward, that says that the prop was producing power. Could be wrong but if you play the odds, this fellow ran out of fuel. We'll see what NTSB come up with.

[WebMaster]

Either that, or he had a blockage that stopped both engines??

Nope, don't like that idea, either.

NTSB report should be interesting. I note that while the wing was ripped off, the wing attach point was still visible on the fuselage. Maybe Cessna will note that, as well.

[Roger]

I wonder how cold it was ? maybe it was like the one that went down over the frozen atlantic with "both engines" freezing at exactally the same time.

[edasmus]

I am finding it curious that the NTSB has not posted any preliminary report on this accident as of yet. Normally it does not take this long to post. Anyone have any input on this?

Ed

[edasmus]

The preliminary report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...27X05635&key=1

This plane had some serious rear engine problems but the front engine appeared healthy.

Ed

[Roger]

OK I'm going to go way out on a limb here: I wonder why both engines were "running" off the right tank? and also wonder why all of the controls were full forward, when the rear was in feather? I also wonder how an engine that fails and ends up being very corrodedd could be full of water.


One way could of course be that this aircraft was never operating on both engines. maybe it took off and was flown with just a front engine. Was it being repositioned for an engine replacement?

Of course the rear could have gone into feather if all the oil blew out, but the report says it was full of oil (and water).

How many people out there fly their aircraft on short flights with both engines running off the same tank ? I don't see a viable reason for it.

This is a very strange accident, and this kind of accident continues to add to the niss-information out there about these aircraft.