Results Of A Poor (or no)
Preflight: Two test pilots on
board, and no one checked the
controls free and clear before
starting t/o roll. It hurts to
watch this video, but it's a
dramatic reminder that there
really are good reasons to do
a thorough preflight and to
make sure the controls are
free.This happened just north
of
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Results Of A Poor (or no)
Preflight: Two test pilots on
board, and no one checked the
controls free and clear before
starting t/o roll. It hurts to
watch this video, but it's a
dramatic reminder that there
really are good reasons to do
a thorough preflight and to
make sure the controls are
free.This happened just north
of Winnipeg, and the aircraft
was the first version with
PT-6-67 Turboprops.
('Modernized' Caribou.) The
Canadian DOT concluded that
the control locks were still
locked when the aircraft took
off. You who have flown the
Caribou wonder how that could
have happened when it is
physically impossible to
advance the throttles (past
1800 RPM) with the gust-lock
in -- but this aircraft had
been modified (still
Restricted Category) and the
throttle quadrant was not
properly rigged to accommodate
the throttle levers for the
turbine engines.

Category Autos & Vehicles

Tags Fatal, plane, crash, DH, Caribou, controls, locked