Aviation Workshop Review

20 February 2014 1415Z

I attended an AOPA-developed, EAA-sponsored workshop last night titled, “What Went Wrong: Playing the Role of Accident Investigator.” The workshop presenter outlined the details of two GA accidents–one IFR, one VRF–in which both pilots unfortunately made decisions that ultimately proved to be fatal. Additional details from the NTSB were presented that determined that pilot error was a contributing factor to the accidents.  While reading NTSB reports may be a bit morbid, I recommend that GA pilots peruse these files occasionally to learn from the mistakes of others. NTSB reports can be viewed through their website: www.ntsb.gov.

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