The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new episode in its Accident Case Study series.
The latest video in the series, “Accident Case Study: Hazardous Attitudes,” recreates the events that led a Cessna 414 Chancellor to crash shortly after departing Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL) in California on its way to Minden, Nevada, 320 nautical miles to the north.
“We can learn from this accident by evaluating our own traits and understanding how small deviations can seep into our decision making and result in hazardous attitudes — both the airplane and the pilot,” said ASI Senior Vice President Richard McSpadden. “When anti-authority tempts us, we need to remember that many of the regulations we fly by have come at great cost and sacrifice, often growing out of tragedy and lessons learned from others.”
Accident Case Studies use FAA air traffic control radio communication transcripts, National Transportation Safety Board documentation, and video animation to recreate the accident’s chain of events. The videos share critical lessons to help pilots recognize and avoid similar mistakes.
Things can go either way. I’ve been forced down three times with ice and snow blizzards, within two hours of a solid VFR briefing.