No Pilot Error Here

[Lawreston]

(Allegedly):
http://www.pressherald.com/news/companies-that-worked-on-plane-blamed-in-crash_2013-04-25.html

HR

Other news from here:

Does one suppose this place will be big enough to keep my plane happy at rest?
72G should be relocating in a couple weeks. 8000' 1R/19L just outside it.

 

[Threefingeredjack]

I see McCauley is listed in the suit as well. Obviously failing to maintain Vmc was the fault of the propellers.

 

[LDJones]

And absolutely no pilot error. Ohhhh-kaaay.... So much for all that multi-engine training.

 

[Skylane81E]

I'll buy partial responsibility on the part or the oring installer, but had there been no pilot error it would have been a warranty repair...

 

[steingar]

Saddest thing is they'll win.

 

[LDJones]

I'll buy partial responsibility on the part or the oring installer, but had there been no pilot error it would have been a warranty repair...

He wasted a lot of money on gas to have engine redundancy while not staying competent to take advantage of it.

 

[LDJones]

Saddest thing is they'll win.

Or will at least get bought off by the insurers.

 

[timwinters]

Ambulance chasing attorneys...the scum of the earth...and you can let them know that here (from the law firm's website):

Lance E. Walker

lwalker@nhdlaw.com

 

[Bob Noel]

"Walker said L'Hommedieu's children and the Myerses sued together because they agreed that pilot error was not an issue"

Imagine that.


wrt the o-ring. How would that cause loss of engine power? Would it cause loss for both engines?

At 500', wouldn't the aircraft be on final?

 

[Jayhawk]

L'Hommedieu's plane, built in 1977, lost power on a return trip from White Plains, N.Y., because O-rings in the engine throttle and control assembly were not properly installed, the NTSB found. The report is not admissible evidence in the lawsuit.

Off the wall question, but why would the NTSB report not be admissable?

 

[TriGear28]

Off the wall question, but why would the NTSB report not be admissable?

Another thread about the 26m lawsuit against lycoming regarding the CFIT accident mentioned the same thing. I forget the exact wording involved. But, in short, nobody would honestly tell the NTSB or the FAA what really happened if they were involved in an incident or accident if they could be sued into the next century for what they said. I'm sure it covers the government's behind as well.

 

[N747JB]

Off the wall question, but why would the NTSB report not be admissable?

They never are, if they were very few plaintiffs would ever win a dime!

 

[Skylane81E]

wrt the o-ring. How would that cause loss of engine power? Would it cause loss for both engines?

Can easily cause loss of power by causing the mixture to go too lean or to rich depending on failure mode.

As far as both engines, no, not simultaneously anyway.