February 21, 201313 yr My friend was doing some digging on the B200 and found this older post on the pirep.org forums: http://www.pirep.org...1636ea91eca9bfe The basic gist of the story is that both pilots are extremely fortunate, and the airframe of the tried and true King Air is about as resilient as any pilot could ask for (notwithstanding the windshield)! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
February 21, 201313 yr Wow, incredible story. They are some lucky individuals! Nick Hatchel "Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see …" Charles A. Lindbergh, 1953 System: Custom Watercooled--Intel i7-8700k OC: 5.0 Ghz--Gigabyte Z370 Gaming 7--EVGA GTX 1080ti Founders Edition--16GB TridentZ RGB DDR4--240GB SSD--460GB SSD--1TB WD Blue HDD--Windows 10--55" Sony XBR55900E TV--GoFlight VantEdge Yoke--MFG Crosswind Pedals--FSXThrottle Quattro Throttle Quadrant--Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS--TrackIR 5--VRInsight MCPii Boeing
February 21, 201313 yr Moderator After following the breadcrumb trail, it was determined that most of what occurred was entirely due to crew errors. First of all, the B200 did not depressurize due to a blown windshield. The pilot & copilot opted to manually depressurize the a/c to hopefully prevent a blowout, and only afterwards attempted to use the oxygen system, which is entirely bass-ackwards... Also, they had failed to arm the oxy system before takeoff, skipping over that part of the checklist apparently. Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
February 21, 201313 yr It would have been better to lower the pressure differential and that could've helped the strain. Chris Miller
February 22, 201313 yr Author Sounds like they barely missed winning the Darwin Award. Anyone is capable of mistakes. I've learned to be careful when pointing and laughing in the aviation industry! ^_^ Also, they had failed to arm the oxy system before takeoff, skipping over that part of the checklist apparently. Yeah. Such is "typical" (maybe typical is a strong word) on dead head flights when owners/operators are trying to save oxygen. Oxygen can and will leak out when the valve is left on. Quite a strange thing to be worried about if you ask me... Seems the risk outweighs the cost! "HEY! Is this thing on?!" *faints* It would have been better to lower the pressure differential and that could've helped the strain. Another chain in the incident. Both pilots failed to do anything right until it was nearly too late. Still, it's remarkable what the airframe withstood. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
February 22, 201313 yr The oxygen system for the pilots should be on. For the passengers the valve is above and behind the cockpit so it is easily forgotten if you don't follow the checklist. Chris Miller
February 22, 201313 yr Author The oxygen system for the pilots should be on. For the passengers the valve is above and behind the cockpit so it is easily forgotten if you don't follow the checklist. Yeah. My point was that sometimes it's omitted on purpose. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
February 22, 201313 yr Yeah. My point was that sometimes it's omitted on purpose. Oh yeah I know. I was just giving some people a little better understanding how the oxygen system can be missed. Chris Miller
February 22, 201313 yr Author Oh yeah I know. I was just giving some people a little better understanding how the oxygen system can be missed. Actually, I was clueless that there were two separate valves. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
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