Originally Posted by
stevecv
Ah, okay that makes sense. Yeah, concord is what came to my mind!
Thanks.
The best way to avoid liability is to be as unspecific as possible on the recorded lines. "Maintenance issue, equipment malfunction, etc." Out of an overabundance of caution I would prefer not to move the aircraft until it is inspected.
It of course stinks that this level of caution is necessary and ambulance chasers ruin everything they get near but it is something all professional pilots must consider, especially before they arrive at their 'destination' employer.
Originally Posted by
TiredSoul
So I stayed in a Holiday Inn last night.
Mr ATC how are you supposed to tell the difference from the cockpit upon landing?
Any event should be treated like a blowout until proven otherwise.
Imagine the plane behind you heading for the weeds because of FOD?
It is disturbing if the tower controller's main objective was to avoid needing to ask ops for a runway inspection.