Originally Posted By: Dan S.
Isn't EVERY flying accident an AGL issue, because if you were still AGL, we wouldn't be talking about an accident, would we?

Ii didn't look like an autorotation attempt to me. It looked like his wing delivered less lift than he was expecting, and he pancaked that f'er into the ground while attempting a high-speed, low-altitude fly by.

Whatever the case may be, the outcome won't be good for his resume - or the taxpayers' pocketbooks.


My somewhat facetious point being that with more air under his airplane, he would have had more time to fix his problem, be it mechanical or mental.

After watching the clip again with sound, insufficient power for attempted maneuver, likely due to pilot's lack of familiarity with aircraft performance at given density altitude, does seem like the most likely candidate.

I am amazed that the crew survived, if that was indeed the case. Pretty gnarly tomahawk action there at the end.
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