tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971466.post2912119841092210183..comments2024-02-26T23:31:07.357-07:00Comments on Joe Sharkey.com: Plane in Montana Crash Had 13 Passengers, 10 SeatsJoesharkey.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113631846708664463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971466.post-52515550729316605802009-03-26T21:06:00.000-07:002009-03-26T21:06:00.000-07:00This just in:http://www.ainalerts.com/ainalerts/al...This just in:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ainalerts.com/ainalerts/alerts/032609_PF.html<BR/><BR/>It appears that, under Part 91, it's entirely possible that the number of passengers on board was perfectly legal. (There's probably never going to be any way to determine whether the CG at the time of the crash was within limits, however.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971466.post-84062552678975153012009-03-26T07:51:00.000-07:002009-03-26T07:51:00.000-07:00Oh, also, there wasn't a passenger manifest becaus...Oh, also, there wasn't a passenger manifest because, as I previously noted, this aircraft was likely operating under Part 91 rules, and manifests aren't required (nor is there normally any reason for one).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971466.post-38273183544613064322009-03-24T20:39:00.000-07:002009-03-24T20:39:00.000-07:00Thanks for this. JSThanks for this. JSJoesharkey.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113631846708664463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971466.post-16871555702246642192009-03-24T12:18:00.000-07:002009-03-24T12:18:00.000-07:00"why is there no radar or air traffic control at t..."why is there no radar or air traffic control at the Butte airport"<BR/><BR/>Simply put, because there's not enough traffic to justify it. There are a fairly large number of airports served by commercial air carriers that lack full-time ATC (or that lack ATC services entirely).<BR/><BR/>I don't see what this has to do with anything, however. In all likelihood, the pilot got slow on final, stalled, and spun it in. The NTSB probably doesn't have enough evidence to say for certain that the aircraft was loaded with an aft center of gravity, but if it was, spin recovery would be that much harder. This is also likely irrelevant in the greater scheme of things, as it's virtually impossible to recover from an unintentional spin in ANY aircraft below 1000' above the ground.<BR/><BR/>While there are regulations covering the loading of aircraft even in Part 91 operations (which it's beginning to sound like this was), that no more stops someone from overloading an aircraft than seatbelt laws stop people from driving without seatbelts on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com