tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post111553058575992990..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Australia Metroliner CrashAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1161194433141077932006-10-18T18:00:00.000+00:002006-10-18T18:00:00.000+00:00And a fire in a restroom? Gotta be a passenger hav...And a fire in a restroom? Gotta be a passenger having a sneaky ciggie.<BR/>---<BR/>That was certainly considered - but finally the cause was found to be a faulty wiring harness that was repaired from the previous time the airplane had tried to self-destruct. On that occaission it shed it's rear-facing emergency door, dumping it's tailcone and the flight attendant's suitcases, (but happily no flight attendants) into the Atlantic ocean 20,000 feet below off the coast of Boston. The pilots managed to land the airplane back in Boston, despite jamming of the control cables in the damaged rear end.<BR/><BR/>The airplane apparently had a death wish and succeeded in destroying itself and several passengers a year or two later in Cinncinati.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1115843158476861572005-05-11T20:25:00.000+00:002005-05-11T20:25:00.000+00:00The weather must be a factor in Canadia, even it i...The weather must be a factor in Canadia, even it is just related to wear and tear. And a fire in a restroom? Gotta be a passenger having a sneaky ciggie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1115840159409389252005-05-11T19:35:00.000+00:002005-05-11T19:35:00.000+00:00I wonder how many years of kangaroo-related deaths...I wonder how many years of kangaroo-related deaths that Metroliner crash equates to.<BR/><BR/>I've never been concerned with the number of tries it takes to start an airplane engine. I grew up around a Beech Bonanza, and my experience tells me that once it catches, it runs until intentionally shut down. For some reason, I think of it as similar to a lawn mower -- I've never had a reasonably well maintained and fueled lawn mower engine quit on me unexpectedly, though it usually takes more than one yank of the cord to get it running.<BR/><BR/>And now I'm going to feel the need to shout "Clear!" the next time I start to mow the lawn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1115836306268282662005-05-11T18:31:00.000+00:002005-05-11T18:31:00.000+00:00Speaking as a (semi-) Australian, I'd agree that c...Speaking as a (semi-) Australian, I'd agree that commercial aviation in Canada and Australia really isn't easily compared. Canada has terrain and weather in ways that Australia just doesn't -- and it has a larger population that seems much more accustomed to flying while travelling (although that's changing rapidly).<BR/><BR/>Still, it's definitely impressive in a morbid sort of way that this is such a rare event in Australia, especially given the lack of things like ILS's, VOR's, etc., we seem to take for granted here in the US...Hamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238239589217873611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1115834727554505322005-05-11T18:05:00.000+00:002005-05-11T18:05:00.000+00:00Check outhttp://www.airdisaster.com/for a searchab...Check out<BR/><BR/>http://www.airdisaster.com/<BR/><BR/>for a searchable database of aircraft accidents all over. The DB has fatality numbers and such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com