Piper Seminole Crash, Cirrus SR22 Hard Landing, Mooney Door-Pop Spin
4/22/202643 min
Max talks with Rob Mark about a dense lineup of recent accidents and final reports, led by the Piper PA-44 Seminole N595ND crash in Fort Pierce, Florida, the Cirrus SR22 N124SP hard landing in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the Mooney M20K N4387W stall-spin in St. Augustine, Florida, after a cabin door popped open shortly after takeoff. They also examine the Beech 58 Baron N2063G crash in Tennessee, which appears consistent with a VMC demo that turned into a stall-spin, the Sling N166TW crash on Catalina Island after apparent low-level terrain maneuvering, and the Piper Saratoga N4190E runway overrun in Arizona after an excessively fast approach.
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In the final-report segment, they break down how distraction likely contributed to the Mooney M20K N4387W crash, why the Piper PA-44 Seminole N595ND shows the danger of trying to salvage a one-engine go-around in a light twin, and how Cessna 172P N781FM likely lost power because of carb ice during a low-power descent. They close with one of the strangest cases in the episode: a damaged battery pack that later ignited and destroyed Mooney M20E N5632Q in Hornell, NY. A brief additional mention covers a separate Cirrus SR22 N285AH that departed the runway in Fullerton, California after the pilot seat slid back on takeoff.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:02
Welcome to NTSB News Talk, where we talk about recent accidents from the past few weeks, newly released NTSB preliminary and final reports, and other safety related news. The views expressed on this show are really just the opinions of the hosts and not the Aviation News Talk Network. This podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NTSB, the National Transportation Safety Board. This podcast is for entertainment and education, and is not a replacement for flight instruction. Now, here are your hosts, CFI and award-winning aviation journalist, Rob Mark, and Max Trescott, CFI and author who's trained as an accident investigator.
Rob Mark· Host0:44
Welcome to NTSB News Talk. I'm Rob Mark.
Max Trescott· Host0:47
And I'm Max Trescott. Rob, how you doing?
Rob Mark· Host0:49
Not too bad. How about you, uh, my friend?
Max Trescott· Host0:52
Not too bad. I've been traveling like crazy. Was down in Long Beach yesterday and headed to Vancouver, Canada tomorrow. So all I can say is it's all fun.
Rob Mark· Host1:01
But it's all in the jet, so it goes faster.
Max Trescott· Host1:04
[laughs] That's true. Sometimes it's in the back of Southwest. I've had a few of those flights as well, too.
Rob Mark· Host1:10
Ah. And before we get going on this episode, I think you have a word from our sponsor, Max.
Max Trescott· Host1:15
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