FW: ASK-21 Incident
- From: "DeMartino, Steven" <DemartinSE@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hhsc1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:16:37 -0400
From: DeMartino, Steven
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:11 PM
To: 'HHSC Notice'
Subject: ASK-21 Incident
Importance: High
A Notice to the Membership,
Yesterday there was an incident with one of our pilots resulting in
significant damage to our #8 ASK-21. The pilot and junior passenger are
both okay some small cuts and bruises to the passenger in the front
seat. In an effort to inform you I will share some aspects of this
event. However, I am sensitive to insuring the flow of information
stays in control and that there are defined roles your officers of the
board and key members that are in motion. First, I need to say that if
you are asked about this event by anyone outside of the immediate
membership family it is best to direct them to Sean Murphy or myself.
As this is a safety issue we have appointed Sean as the point person,
Mark Doyle, Jim Doanne and myself are secondary. Please do not go out
of your way to advertise this event, we have a summer operation well
underway and appropriate investigations are being conducted.
The event occured some time after 2:00pm, PIC was flying from the back
seat, the South wind was variable and shifting, the plane became low on
finial and the pilot attempted to turn away grounding the plane in the
process.
The FAA is involved and engaged with the pilot and appropriate
representation from HHSC has been assisting. I am impressed that all
have been helpful and individuals sticking to their roles. It is common
to second guess the pilots actions. I personally think that it is a
good and health response to have an internal dialog questioning
ourselves about such events and play out in our minds what would you do?
The board is presently engaged in exploring our options and
contemplating an oppurtunity to purchase a new ASK- 21. We anticipate
having worked through much of this by end of the week. If we do secure
the purchase of this ASK-21 there will still be a matter of 2-3 weeks
that we will have only two ASK-21. We have decided that for the
short-term that the two ASK-21's will have priority as commercial
flights, until you hear otherwise from one of the board officers, such
as Sean Murphy.
Hope this helps you feel informed and that you understand that there is
a process underway.
Steven E De Martino
President
Harris Hill Soaring Corporation
Ph: 607 974-8227
DeMartinSE@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:DeMartinSE@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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