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Another small plane crash today in CR- no fatalities
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Author:  Flabuck [ Thu Jan 11, 2018 2:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Another small plane crash today in CR- no fatalities

http://qcostarica.com/second-plane-down ... osta-rica/

Another small Cessna, plane ran into bad weather after takeoff, returned to the grass strip but flipped over just off the strip.

Looks like not the best time of the year to be flying in those small airplanes.

Author:  Puro Party [ Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another small plane crash today in CR- no fatalities

Appreciate the notice FLA$. I staying on the ground next week.

Author:  Orange [ Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Another small plane crash today in CR- no fatalities

A strong gust of wind can flip a light plane over, that's why pilots are trained to use wind correction when taxiing, taking off, and landing. But I've never heard of "humidity on the ground", maybe they mean wet ground.

My guess is that a gust of wind pushed them down on landing and with a wet ground, the nose wheel dug into the mud/grass and they flipped over.

Pilot error because they should not have even attempted the flight in those conditions in a Cessna. And then botching the landing. A good pilot must have good decision making skills. And this guy's are questionable. Weather can go bad en route, but if he had to turn back right after takeoff, he should've never left the ground.

Author:  tom_kat [ Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another small plane crash today in CR- no fatalities

Looks like not the best time of the year to be flying in those small airplanes.[/quote]

The flying is almost never that bad in CR. The pilot probably took on too much airplane for his experience. A 206 has a lot of power to weight which makes it more difficult to handle in an iffy situation.

Author:  Tuanis [ Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Another small plane crash today in CR- no fatalities

Aviacion civil shut down Nature Air today. They claim it had nothing to do with
the accident, but was due to administration issues. Who knows ?

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