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[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.