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I was waiting to taxi when SBN tower told us they were working an emergency. Unfortunately, I saw the whole thing. They attempted to land, looked like they were going to land about 3/4 of the way down the runway and went around. Started a slight right turn, nose pitched up,steep turn to the right, very nose high then rolled on its back. Spun twice inverted rolled back over and hit the ground. I didn't see any smoke. CFR at SBN took off immediately.
What a horrible sight to see. God bless them and their families. Amazed that there were survivors.
What a horrible sight to see. God bless them and their families. Amazed that there were survivors.
#23
Just sayin'
#24
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#26
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Several possibilities come to mind. Being that much of the aircraft is intact and/or available and the fact that it didn't burn will be a big help to the investigators. It could have been a major electrical issue; wiping out flight information and even communication. If it was a severe enough electrical issue the pilot might have intentionally shut down all power to stop or mitigate smoke or fire; that potentially could have caused other problems... It could have been a configuration or trim issue on the go; who knows? When I had my experience with an electrical problem, quickly followed by a cockpit full of smoke; I sure did not mess around pulling CB's and such. I shut everything down by feel, ran the drill as best I could and hoped for the best, not fun... Regardless, I do think the NTSB will come up with the correct answer on this one.
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