The pilot has been identified by Buffalo as Robert MacLeod. It is likely he is well known and respected here.

Dry Guy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2026 9:13 pm

rigpiggy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2026 7:47 am Wrt the Carson air metro, the tail failed down(I have a photo of the wreckage) that led do the bunt and the wings then failed downward. I absolutely blame TC for this as the M2

Transport Canada was the AME for Carson Air? Wasn't the pilot heavily intoxicated?

Yes. .25 On autopsy.

A bit more from the FAA background given in the Docket... "Background The FAA received reports of fatigue cracking throughout the fuselage and vertical stabilizer's structural components on Twin Commander Model 685, 690, 690A, 690B, 690C, 690D, 695, and 695A airplanes. The fatigue cracking was found...

Inflight break up is everyone's worst nightmare. probably not much more than 1000 agl when directing the tanker run It's actually much less not more. Is it possible the aircraft hit a single tree that was significantly taller than the surrounding trees? I believe they call it a "snag" or something ...

And... Fuselage Station 429 (FS 429) on an Aero Commander 690 is located in the aft fuselage and empennage (tail) section, 429 inches behind the aircraft's designated reference datum.Because it sits near the base of the vertical stabilizer, this location is heavily scrutinized during structural insp...

Some models of Commanders did have serious spar corrosion issues. There was a mod for strapping dodgy spars. This is an AI overview on corrosion issues in the 690 and FAA directives that are out there. Key FAA Directives & Guidelines AD 2009-25-05 : Mandates inspections between the mating surfaces ...

"Number one is the ultimate airload on the aircraft exceeded what it could hold or designed to withstand," he said — in other words, that the plane was too heavy. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/in-flight-breakup-could-have-caused-fort-simpson-plane-crash-investigators/ar-AA26OmnL?cvpid=722fbe...

cncpc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2026 3:13 pm

shamrock104 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2026 2:21 pm Hear its a Buffalo machine with three crew.

Now confirming there are no survivors.

Spoke with a friend from Smith. Bird dog officer and the other non flying are from the town. One was her first junior high boyfriend.

shamrock104 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2026 2:21 pm Hear its a Buffalo machine with three crew.

Now confirming there are no survivors.

Just saw something in a Smith feed about a serious incident involving a bird dog.

Good job to the crew, whatever the cause.

Haven't read the report yet(too busy reading other non-aviation(mostly boring reports - and some cool winter activities). Is it possible that the F/O suggested slowing down to avoid exceeding the maximum gear speed? That would seem to be a good callout, depending on how it was done. The CBC report ...

The decision to pair the captain and first officer was. It manifested in the lad calling the hung gear, and then directing the captain to slow down. Neither of those things would have been in his training or in any SOP. It is an example of his belief that he knew more than the captain, and of his m...

I am curious if the PIC really wanted to fly faster to blow the snow off the wings, or if it was to have a bigger stall safety margin due to a fear of ice sticking to some parts of the wing. The latter would make more sense logically, but that would once again be more important at rotation than whe...

Hey Bob, who the heck are you and yes, stronger language IS implied. The captain in question spent most of his career in the Middle East. Nearing age 65 COVID happened. His retirement wasn’t yet set up. As I’m sure you’re aware you can’t skipper a 705 airplane engaged in international travel beyond...

10 seconds of descending before impact is a long time for no one to take corrective action by increasing pitch. The gear not fully retracting isn't critical when you are in such a high area of vulnerability. The PM calls the malfunction and immediately goes back to monitoring the climb. The PF says...

Read the report, and get back to us. Wonderful insightful reply. Yes I read the report. Just because the captain and/or FO got possibly distracted too much by the failure, doesn't mean the FO should keep the failure of a system to himself. I'll ask you again: what's the alternative? You want the FO...

Some extended comments in the CBC article by the lead investigator.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lo ... -9.7116147

Read the report, and get back to us.

Once again we see the Normalisation of Deviance. This is a textbook case. Reducing power at low altitude to reduce airspeed is an extremely bad idea - sadly the results speak for themselves. 100% this. I'm surprised that an "experienced" pilot would even contemplate this. Especially in a J32... are...

Hello aviators Trying to find a person or company in Southern Ontario that has experience installing a Redbird Flight Simulator. Reached out to Redbird as well but was wondering if there is something closer to home. Thanks and fly safe Ive done the QTG, I think its called, bit not the setup. You ha...

I'm surprised the TSB report put so much emphasis on wing contamination. The real issue seems to be fiddling with the engines to reduce airspeed at 100 feet above ground instead of just climbing. Scary to see blackhole get another highly experienced pilot. What do you say to yourself as a reminder ...

As some of you know, I do have some insights into NWAL and have been discussing this with others who have worked there. I know a small bit more about the investigation than has been officially released. There were no mechanical faults found that could have caused the accident. The CVR does have voic...

Unfortunate event.

The Air India 787 crash was caused by fuel starvation. How that happened is not yet determined.
It had nothing to do with your man's wind theories.
Well said, Sulako.