1976 P337 Accident at LAL 1-14-05

[Ernie Martin]

Thanks, Keven, for sharing this with us so promptly. It's a tragedy for all, but we Skymaster owners need to follow the investigation to see what could have caused such a rapid and exaggerated pitch up. Given the experience of the CFI and that there were two people aboard, it's hard to believe that it was pilot error or incapacitation. One thought that comes to mind -- and I apologize up front for speculating -- is that the pilot's seat rolled back, either due to a fault with the seat track (remember that there is a recurring AD on this) or failure of the pilot to properly engage the seat pins into the rails.

Ernie