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Re: Canadian Snowbirds Aircraft Carson in BC

#41 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:21 am

A permanent memorial to honour Snowbirds Capt. Jennifer Casey, who died last month after the Tutor 414 jet she was travelling in crashed in a Brocklehurst neighbourhood, could be included in a new park planned as part of the city’s airport gateway corridor project.

A memo in next Tuesday’s council agenda from Mayor Ken Christian notes the many requests from Kamloops residents to establish a memorial. Christian is requesting support from his council colleagues to direct staff to liaise with Casey’s family and the Royal Canadian Air Force to “explore options for a permanent memorial in the new observation park, which will be created at the end of runway 09-27 as part of the airport gateway corridor project.”
https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/m ... 1.24151340

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#42 Post by Boac » Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:26 pm

Still not a whisper on the enquiry. Surely by now the reasons for the death must be known. Presumably the video evidence has allowed calculations of rates of descent and heights at ejections to be established, and if there was no obvious malfunction of the seats then perhaps the team can get back in the air?

I worry the silence means otherwise.

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#43 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:42 pm

Still no news...

I was interested in this article about a previous ejection seat malfunction...
The Tutors’ ejection system was also the subject of military tests in 2016 that determined the parachutes should be upgraded. Those upgrades have not yet happened. The ejection system was last upgraded in 2003.

The Snowbirds crash in Kamloops was the second for the military aerobatics team in less than a year after an aircraft piloted by Capt. Kevin Domon-Grenier went down in a farmer’s field while en route to the Atlanta Air Show on Oct. 13. Domon-Grenier sustained minor injuries.

The summary report released Monday said while investigators were unable to determine exactly what caused the October crash, they did find signs of previous damage that suggested a possible fuel leak.

“The mostly likely cause of the parachute malfunction was the result of one or more parachute pack retaining cones having been released prior to the activation of the MK10B Automatic Opening Device,” investigators wrote.

“Entanglement of the suspension lines with parts of the ejection seat immediately followed ultimately disrupting the proper opening of the parachute canopy.”

Investigators have already said they are looking into the ejection seat as they dig into last month’s Snowbirds crash that killed Casey. They have suggested that based on video evidence, the crash occurred after a bird was sucked into the Tutor’s engine.
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#44 Post by Boac » Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:08 am

Investigation published: http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/fli ... e/kae62tqg

Seems, sadly, a mis-handled event by the pilot and a too-late ejection decision.

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#45 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:51 pm

Sad for all concerned and one hopes that the Snowbirds come back stronger and better than ever...

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