King Air crash in US
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And applied the wrong rudder... think about that for a minute. The aircraft yaws and and starts banking the left, amd buddy applies left rudder?In the Wichita crash, the NTSB concluded that the pilot had likely identified the wrong engine as having failed and applied the wrong rudder, which greatly worsened the roll, resulting in the crash into the occupied FlightSafety building.
This is why I hate flying on most international carriers. As it turns out, lack of experience or airmanship kills people.
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Maybe they need to make the “brick” bigger on the PFD?
But seriously, you’ve also got rudder boost pushing the rudder in the correct direction. And surely when a wing feels like it’s going to drop you pick it up with rudder, right?
But seriously, you’ve also got rudder boost pushing the rudder in the correct direction. And surely when a wing feels like it’s going to drop you pick it up with rudder, right?
Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?
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One only needs to look back to the Air France Swim Team. A "qualified" crew on a Flag Carrier couldn't even recognize a stall.porcsord wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:39 pmAnd applied the wrong rudder... think about that for a minute. The aircraft yaws and and starts banking the left, amd buddy applies left rudder?In the Wichita crash, the NTSB concluded that the pilot had likely identified the wrong engine as having failed and applied the wrong rudder, which greatly worsened the roll, resulting in the crash into the occupied FlightSafety building.
This is why I hate flying on most international carriers. As it turns out, lack of experience or airmanship kills people.
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Such little respect for those who wrote and keep writing the books with their blood....
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.
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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.
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Endorse.Outlaw58 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:43 am Such little respect for those who wrote and keep writing the books with their blood....
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.
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This is bullshit.
The book is written in the blood of passengers.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience often comes from bad judgment.
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Well ain’t that the truth. And something that many of us are determined to change, despite any resistance from those more interested in protecting reputation.
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Yes, the passengers, and that 1st officer who speaks up when something isn't right but the captain is too arrogant and stubborn to listen and God forbid that captain lower himself and maybe take the 1st officers advice.
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Outlaw58 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:43 am
Such little respect for those who wrote and keep writing the books with their blood....
It is worse than bullshit.This is bullshit.
Judging by the comments by the NTSB it is a comment made by someone who does not have a very good understanding of flying period.
Or just didn't bother reading the whole story about it.
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Not true .?
Your feelings on the current state of flight instruction have changed?
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I have many hours in both the Beech King Air 200, the B200 and the 350, both as a pilot, training pilot, check pilot and groundschool instructor and I have seen this scene so often it really makes me wonder. There is a major misconception about the rudder boost system installed in the Beech King Air. I have heard the expression so often "feet flat on the floor because rudder boost will control adverse yaw in case of an engine failure."
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.
Rudder boost is there because the force required to control adverse Yaw exceeds 75 pounds of force, the maximum allowed during certification.
During certification,the airplane has to demonstrate it can be directionally controllable with rudder alone with the full power on the operating engine, the failed engine propeller in full fine and the airplane is loaded to the maximum allowable aft c of g.
I have seen so many pilots using the rudder pedals simply as a foot rest. I have had pilots react to a simulated power failure (engine chop) by allowing adverse yaw roll the airplane and the pilot reacts by rolling in aileron and leaning so far over that they almost push me out of my seat as they try to pick up the low wing with aileron control and little or no rudder input. I had a King Air 350 down to 500 fpm climb with severe cross controls and the ball at full scale deflection. Bring the airplane back to coordinated flight and the rate of climb settled in to a 1500 fpm rate. And all this was with a reasonable high time pilot sitting in the captains chair.
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.
Rudder boost is there because the force required to control adverse Yaw exceeds 75 pounds of force, the maximum allowed during certification.
During certification,the airplane has to demonstrate it can be directionally controllable with rudder alone with the full power on the operating engine, the failed engine propeller in full fine and the airplane is loaded to the maximum allowable aft c of g.
I have seen so many pilots using the rudder pedals simply as a foot rest. I have had pilots react to a simulated power failure (engine chop) by allowing adverse yaw roll the airplane and the pilot reacts by rolling in aileron and leaning so far over that they almost push me out of my seat as they try to pick up the low wing with aileron control and little or no rudder input. I had a King Air 350 down to 500 fpm climb with severe cross controls and the ball at full scale deflection. Bring the airplane back to coordinated flight and the rate of climb settled in to a 1500 fpm rate. And all this was with a reasonable high time pilot sitting in the captains chair.
The average pilot, despite the somewhat swaggering exterior, is very much capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
These feelings just don't involve anyone else.
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Required reading.oldtimer wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:30 am I have many hours in both the Beech King Air 200, the B200 and the 350, both as a pilot, training pilot, check pilot and groundschool instructor and I have seen this scene so often it really makes me wonder. There is a major misconception about the rudder boost system installed in the Beech King Air. I have heard the expression so often "feet flat on the floor because rudder boost will control adverse yaw in case of an engine failure."
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.
Rudder boost is there because the force required to control adverse Yaw exceeds 75 pounds of force, the maximum allowed during certification.
During certification,the airplane has to demonstrate it can be directionally controllable with rudder alone with the full power on the operating engine, the failed engine propeller in full fine and the airplane is loaded to the maximum allowable aft c of g.
I have seen so many pilots using the rudder pedals simply as a foot rest. I have had pilots react to a simulated power failure (engine chop) by allowing adverse yaw roll the airplane and the pilot reacts by rolling in aileron and leaning so far over that they almost push me out of my seat as they try to pick up the low wing with aileron control and little or no rudder input. I had a King Air 350 down to 500 fpm climb with severe cross controls and the ball at full scale deflection. Bring the airplane back to coordinated flight and the rate of climb settled in to a 1500 fpm rate. And all this was with a reasonable high time pilot sitting in the captains chair.
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Indeed. Have similar background sans the 350, many years back Flight Safety sim training Toledo Ohio rudder boost/auto feather was just to give you a hint what side quit, healthy rudder input and coordinated flight is essential to get a decent rate on the beast. That was demonstrated to me several times and towards the end I caught on.oldtimer wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:30 am I have many hours in both the Beech King Air 200, the B200 and the 350, both as a pilot, training pilot, check pilot and groundschool instructor and I have seen this scene so often it really makes me wonder. There is a major misconception about the rudder boost system installed in the Beech King Air. I have heard the expression so often "feet flat on the floor because rudder boost will control adverse yaw in case of an engine failure."
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.
Rudder boost is there because the force required to control adverse Yaw exceeds 75 pounds of force, the maximum allowed during certification.
During certification,the airplane has to demonstrate it can be directionally controllable with rudder alone with the full power on the operating engine, the failed engine propeller in full fine and the airplane is loaded to the maximum allowable aft c of g.
I have seen so many pilots using the rudder pedals simply as a foot rest. I have had pilots react to a simulated power failure (engine chop) by allowing adverse yaw roll the airplane and the pilot reacts by rolling in aileron and leaning so far over that they almost push me out of my seat as they try to pick up the low wing with aileron control and little or no rudder input. I had a King Air 350 down to 500 fpm climb with severe cross controls and the ball at full scale deflection. Bring the airplane back to coordinated flight and the rate of climb settled in to a 1500 fpm rate. And all this was with a reasonable high time pilot sitting in the captains chair.
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My feelings on the current state of flight instruction has not changed.Your feelings on the current state of flight instruction have changed?
This accident from what we know baring a sudden medical crisis the pilot flying that airplane was not capable of basic airplane handling skills flying a certified aircraft.
If basic flying skills are that lacking it stands to logic that the training and certification of the pilot was substandard at best.
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Why aren't the school that trained this pilot, and the authority that signed off, held directly responsible for this accident then?C.W.E. wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:25 pmMy feelings on the current state of flight instruction has not changed.Your feelings on the current state of flight instruction have changed?
This accident from what we know baring a sudden medical crisis the pilot flying that airplane was not capable of basic airplane handling skills flying a certified aircraft.
If basic flying skills are that lacking it stands to logic that the training and certification of the pilot was substandard at best.
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Is that what happens when a recent graduate of Young Driver's crashes a car and kills someone?rookiepilot wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:46 pmWhy aren't the school that trained this pilot, and the authority that signed off, held directly responsible for this accident then?C.W.E. wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:25 pmMy feelings on the current state of flight instruction has not changed.Your feelings on the current state of flight instruction have changed?
This accident from what we know baring a sudden medical crisis the pilot flying that airplane was not capable of basic airplane handling skills flying a certified aircraft.
If basic flying skills are that lacking it stands to logic that the training and certification of the pilot was substandard at best.
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I’ll say it before and I’ll say it again.
People get weird ideas in aviation that weren’t covered in their training.
People do things in airplanes that make absolutely no sense.
This isn’t anything new, and in fact, it’s happening at a rate far less than it did in the past with far fewer “my way or the highway” captains and longer and more comprehensive training.
It may be, but unlikely, that this guy thought he was better than his instructor and didn’t care about inputting the correct rudder.
It may be, more likely, that in the heat of the moment he applied the wrong rudder.
How is this the school’s fault? You can try to blame parents for a crappy upbringing, but in the end it’s your own choices that dictate where you wind up. Pull the syllabus, training records, and logbooks and more than likely you’ll see everything is as it should be, and the likelihood of an instructor not teaching rudder application or calling out deviations during training approaches nil.
Also... the fact that we are using accidents from ten years ago as Illya mentioned to slag the skills of modern pilots practically defines irony.
People get weird ideas in aviation that weren’t covered in their training.
People do things in airplanes that make absolutely no sense.
This isn’t anything new, and in fact, it’s happening at a rate far less than it did in the past with far fewer “my way or the highway” captains and longer and more comprehensive training.
It may be, but unlikely, that this guy thought he was better than his instructor and didn’t care about inputting the correct rudder.
It may be, more likely, that in the heat of the moment he applied the wrong rudder.
How is this the school’s fault? You can try to blame parents for a crappy upbringing, but in the end it’s your own choices that dictate where you wind up. Pull the syllabus, training records, and logbooks and more than likely you’ll see everything is as it should be, and the likelihood of an instructor not teaching rudder application or calling out deviations during training approaches nil.
Also... the fact that we are using accidents from ten years ago as Illya mentioned to slag the skills of modern pilots practically defines irony.
Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?