Hello. I am actually not a pilot, but I lost my best friend on Dec.8, 2012 while he was piloting a Cessna 421C. He lost his left engine soon after takeoff. The NTSB recently issued the factual report detailing the accident and I have several questions regarding the results. The link to the report is here :
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I am a mechanical engineer who works at a Nuclear power plant in south Florida, so I understand "techno-speak" pretty well. What I don't understand is how can an engine that had just passed an annual inspection experience such a catastrophic failure? I also cannot understand why his landing gear was found
to be down. I realize the answers to these questions will never bring him back, but it is really renting a lot of space in my head. I was even contemplating flying with him that day since it was a quick hop from Lantana down to Tamiami. If this intro is in poor taste, please forgive me. I also want to ensure that fellow 421C pilots on this forum may fly a little safer one day. Besides Tim being a good friend, he was also a passionate pilot and meticulous engineer. He would have wanted everyone potentially affected to understand what happened to him and maybe avert a potentially fatal accident.