Pilot who survived crash lost privileges 1994
12-11-2011, 09:39 PM
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Pilot who survived crash lost privileges 1994
From Associated Press:
ANCHORAGE — A pilot and sole survivor of a midair collision in Alaska that killed a family of four was among five Alaska Airlines pilots who were stripped of their captain privileges in 1994 for falsifying training records and flying without completing required courses.
Kevin Earp's airline transport pilot privileges were reinstated after six months and he continued to fly for Alaska Airlines until he was temporarily placed on paid leave after the July 30 crash between his personal Cessna 206 floatplane and another floatplane piloted by Corey Carlson, 41, of Anchorage. Carlson died along with his wife, Hetty Carlson, 39, and their two daughters, Ella, 5, and Adelaide, 3, when their single-engine Cessna 180 crashed and burned north of Anchorage.
Earp, who has resumed flying for the Seattle-based airline, was not injured, and he flew his damaged plane to Anchorage. He told accident investigators he saw the other Cessna at the last moment and was unable to avoid the collision.
Local News | Pilot who survived crash lost privileges in 1994 | Seattle Times Newspaper
ANCHORAGE — A pilot and sole survivor of a midair collision in Alaska that killed a family of four was among five Alaska Airlines pilots who were stripped of their captain privileges in 1994 for falsifying training records and flying without completing required courses.
Kevin Earp's airline transport pilot privileges were reinstated after six months and he continued to fly for Alaska Airlines until he was temporarily placed on paid leave after the July 30 crash between his personal Cessna 206 floatplane and another floatplane piloted by Corey Carlson, 41, of Anchorage. Carlson died along with his wife, Hetty Carlson, 39, and their two daughters, Ella, 5, and Adelaide, 3, when their single-engine Cessna 180 crashed and burned north of Anchorage.
Earp, who has resumed flying for the Seattle-based airline, was not injured, and he flew his damaged plane to Anchorage. He told accident investigators he saw the other Cessna at the last moment and was unable to avoid the collision.
Local News | Pilot who survived crash lost privileges in 1994 | Seattle Times Newspaper
12-11-2011, 09:48 PM
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...the airline said he is a meticulous pilot who has set the bar high for Alaska pilots he trained. The airline also stressed the 1994 cases were because of faulty record keeping and not an attempt by the pilots to avoid the training.
That article is a total disgust...the title is obviously meant to pull people in thinking he was unlicensed as a pilot. The guy was in a crash that was fatal to someone else...he's also a Captain for a respectable airline...we're dragging him over the coals why?
(not a dig at you vagabond, just the media in general)
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