Another Mooney down in bad weather

[mooneygirl]

This from the MAPA board:

ER Doctor flying his Ovation clipped trees in hilly area, aircraft lost wing and crashed while on approach into Pen Yann Airport.

 

the kathrynsreport references

"The Sheriff’s Office reported there was freezing rain and a sleeting storm at the time of the crash."



FAA

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 968SM Make/Model: MO20 Description: M20, M20A/B/C/D/E/F/G/J/L/R/S, M20K/M (T
Date: 12/23/2010 Time: 0050

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: PENN YAN State: NY Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA, THE 1 PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY
INJURED, 8 MILES FROM PENN YAN, NY

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: 0016 AUTO 29009G18KT 9SM OVC M04/M06 A2996

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: ROCHESTER, NY (EA23) Entry date: 12/23/2010

ASN

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=86754

Kathryn

http://kathrynsreport.com/?p=19321

[Capt_CrashN_Burn]

I thought this was only supposed to happen in Bonanza 35's. :-/

Sorry to hear about the good doctor.

[Dan]

This is sad to hear. Penn Yann is a nice GA airport, fairly close to where I got my wings. I wonder what happened. Very very sad.

Dan

[mooneygirl]

This is the link to the story of the fellow who was killed with his children on board: http://www.charter.net/news/read.php?rip_id=%3CD9KJQLA80%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=1011

 

Let's all be safe out there.

[jax88]

Terrible shame.  Makes me look back at my cancelled Christmas break plans and be thankful that I stayed on the ground.

[FlyDave]

Truly so sad to hear.

But, from my vantage point, his ADM was poor. I would not have launched into these conditions, in a 201, with 4 people and MEA's in the mid teens:

The forecast warned of turbulence, potential ice buildup and clouds obscuring mountain peaks, the NTSB said, and Bucklin's flight plan indicated he planned to fly by instruments because visibility was poor.

It is a shame, but this accident and now statistic is a result of very poor decision making on the pilot's part - as is the case with so many of these accident's.

My thoughts are with this man and his son's wife and monther, daughter and sister.

[sleepingsquirrel]

 

In flying I have learned that carelessness and overconfidence are usually far more dangerous than deliberately accepted risks.

Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.

If you are looking for perfect safety, you will do well to sit on a fence and watch the birds; but if you really wish to learn, you must mount a machine and become acquainted with its tricks by actual trial.

— Wilbur Wright

Whenever we talk about a pilot who has been killed in a flying accident, we should all keep one thing in mind. He called upon the sum of all his knowledge and made a judgment. He believed in it so strongly that he knowingly bet his life on it. That his judgment was faulty is a tragedy, not stupidity. Every instructor, supervisor, and contemporary who ever spoke to him had an opportunity to influence his judgment, so a little bit of all of us goes with every pilot we lose.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          unknown

 In 1903, it is widely accepted, men took the first pensive steps into the sky with science to provide relative safety and assurance of a controlled return to terra firma. Since that time nothing more valuable has been passed from one aviator to another than the secrets learned from each and evey flight into the air. Every mishap, every bad landing, every heroic effort in the air,every hour, creates a story to be passed on to the future generations of those who dare to call themselves pilots. I count myself lucky and fortunate to have been infected by this   dream, at an early age. I'm also lucky to have known flyers from the greatest generation. Those survivors who not only had to outwit the unforgiving nature of leaving the Earth in flight but the dangers of other men who would do them harm there, in the air. It's amazing to me that our history as aviators can easily be traced through records to the Wright brothers. The Wrights admitted to "standing on the shoulders of giants" as they added their own knowledge to further the future of aviation. I consider myself privilaged to have this hard won knowledge, and intend to pass it on, as well as enjoy its rewards.
 I have learned from the best, not all of them still alive,not all of them taken by the very adventure to which they were addicted, but the collective base of knowledge of all those flyers who can all trace their roots to Kitty Hawk .

Humility prevents me from saying "not on my watch" . However, I no longer choose to "sit on the fence and watch the birds".

Sleepingsquirrel

[bnicolette]

Just saw this come across the news wire:

http://www.taosnews....1a4bcf887a.html

 

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Plane-in-fatal-crash-originated-in-San-Antonio-4325142.php

RIP - So Sad

50 - 55  mph surface winds coming across those hills at their time of departure. 

 

[Jeff_S]

Wow. Winds that strong seems like a recipe for low level wind shear that could make the bottom drop out from under you pretty quickly. It will be interesting to read a more studied analysis of the probable cause.