Biggin Hill crash Saturday

Yeah it’s a pretty bad thing to hear at the best of times. My condolences to the families of the pilot and student who were killed. I know the AAIB are investigating, however *any* inkling as to what caused the crash?

What is in the public domain is that some form of mechanical problem was reported.

Beyond that – Auster Fan has it right.

Moggy

Yeah it’s a pretty bad thing to hear at the best of times. My condolences to the families of the pilot and student who were killed. I know the AAIB are investigating, however *any* inkling as to what caused the crash?

I don’t think we should lower ourselves to the level of media speculation. Let’s leave it to the AAIB to sort out.

Enough said. Condolences to all concerned.

I don’t think we should lower ourselves to the level of media speculation. Let’s leave it to the AAIB to sort out.

This is tragic,

it wasn’t on local TV, my thoughts are with the family, if he said it came straight down maybe the aircraft stalled after the suggested engine failure,

Wozza

MEDIA

Tragic news on such a glorious day fro flying

Typical rubbish in media ‘hero pliot avoiding crashing into houses’. Don’t think the thing was under much control at all, lots of green bits on final for that runway. It ended up in someones back garden for gods sake.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4369024.stm

Confirmed now that it was a PA-38 Tomahawk.

There is some suggestion that the Cherokee is, in fact, a PA38.

Doesn’t make it any the less tragic.

Moggy

Bad news indeed, makes me wonder why I am doing what I do sometimes
Condolences to all involved 🙁

Dean