warbird1 wrote:
Not trying to lay blame here or point fingers, but did it have the same pilot flying the Blennie for both of it's accidents?
No. The pilot for the accident in the first aircraft (the second restoration was a different aircraft, albeit using parts from the first) was actually prosecuted afterwards and convicted. I'll check the details and confirm them. I don't know the details of the pilot in the second accident's status currently.
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When something like that happens, and it's discovered that it's pilot error, do organizations typically sever ties with the pilot or do they let them continue to fly? What has happened in the past?
I guess it depends. In the specific case above, the first pilot was persona-non-grata as a result and I believe never returned to display flying. It is certainly not unusual for a pilot committing a gross error of judgement to be not invited to return.
What is perhaps worth mentioning is that in
some cases, and specifically in the case of the first Blenheim accident, after the accident there is significant evidence of pre- accident poor decision making that comes to light as a result. In this particular case the aircraft's sponsor wished he'd taken action earlier to remove the pilot from the team. However, as we know it's easy act after an accident, much harder to make the judgement call before that a particular individual is not 'safe' enough to continue.
HTH.
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