Re: OT: American gun nuts score a classic own goal



"Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote:

MooseFET wrote:

Virtually all crashes happen during landing

Maybe as many as half perhaps. Many of those are 'walk aways' though.


or before takeoff.

Before ? A crash BEFORE take-off ? Are you SERIOUS ?


There isn't a lot else to hit besides the ground so unless you hit another
airplane in flight, the crash will involve hitting the ground AKA "a
landing".

There are a very few that involve hitting terrain while cruising. Also
some that involve mechanical failures while cruising. But these are very
rare.

NO.

CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) is a regular and stubbornly persistent cause
of accidents.

Plenty of mechanical failures kill too.


Graham

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