one for pilots (hey there's a few of us here!)

plthijinx · 03-04-2004, 06:43 PM

ok. i've had it with pilot error due to ignorance!! last tuesday the 2nd of march, two guy rent a plane from a friend of mine to build time so that they can their instrument rating. well these block heads kept going when the weather was deteriorating. the ceilings were coming down and they kept pressing on. well when they were at 300 feet they decided to put the plane down in a field (piper tomahawk) they hit a barbed wire fence, flipped the plane over and basically totalled it. WTF!!! i realize that they are new pilots but jesus! they couldn't find an airport?!?! or even a country road?! tune in 121.5 and ask for help? i just don't get it. and while i'm on this subject here's another one, this idiot stole a plane last sunday. how he survived is beyond me....

NTSB Identification: FTW04LA085
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, February 29, 2004 in Angleton, TX
Aircraft: Cessna 172K, registration: N79502
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On February 29, 2004, approximately 0630, a Cessna 172K single-engine airplane, N79502, was destroyed when it impacted power lines and the terrain while maneuvering near the Brazoria County Airport, Angleton, Texas. The airplane was registered to a private individual. The airplane had been stolen and was being operated by an unknown person under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Injuries to the occupant or occupants is unknown, and the local authorities have not located the person or persons involved. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed.

According to an FAA inspector, 16 hangars were broken into sometime in the evening hours of February 28, 2004, and the morning hours of February 29, 2004. Approximately 3 miles south of the Brazoria County Airport, the airplane impacted power lines and the terrain. The accident airplane contained miscellaneous equipment from the hangars, and several beer cans.

03-04-2004, 06:43 PM	#1
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	one for pilots (hey there's a few of us here!) ok. i've had it with pilot error due to ignorance!! last tuesday the 2nd of march, two guy rent a plane from a friend of mine to build time so that they can their instrument rating. well these block heads kept going when the weather was deteriorating. the ceilings were coming down and they kept pressing on. well when they were at 300 feet they decided to put the plane down in a field (piper tomahawk) they hit a barbed wire fence, flipped the plane over and basically totalled it. WTF!!! i realize that they are new pilots but jesus! they couldn't find an airport?!?! or even a country road?! tune in 121.5 and ask for help? i just don't get it. and while i'm on this subject here's another one, this idiot stole a plane last sunday. how he survived is beyond me.... NTSB Identification: FTW04LA085 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Sunday, February 29, 2004 in Angleton, TX Aircraft: Cessna 172K, registration: N79502 Injuries: 1 Uninjured. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. On February 29, 2004, approximately 0630, a Cessna 172K single-engine airplane, N79502, was destroyed when it impacted power lines and the terrain while maneuvering near the Brazoria County Airport, Angleton, Texas. The airplane was registered to a private individual. The airplane had been stolen and was being operated by an unknown person under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Injuries to the occupant or occupants is unknown, and the local authorities have not located the person or persons involved. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed. According to an FAA inspector, 16 hangars were broken into sometime in the evening hours of February 28, 2004, and the morning hours of February 29, 2004. Approximately 3 miles south of the Brazoria County Airport, the airplane impacted power lines and the terrain. The accident airplane contained miscellaneous equipment from the hangars, and several beer cans. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

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