Our own Legend decided a few years back that he would decline any offers to fly with Duck Boy's car owner. Sounds like a good move on Tim's part according to the latest crash report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
NTSB: Pilot error to blame in Roush crash
The Northwestern
5:51 PM, Jun 22, 2012
The National Transportation Safety Board said the crash that injured NASCAR team owner and longtime pilot Jack Roush during AirVenture 2010 occurred due to pilot error.
He was seriously injured in the crash. A report released Friday said Roush was flying a Hawker Beechcraft 390 during a landing at Wittman Regional Airport Runway at about 4:16 p.m. on July 27, 2010. As he made his final turn before landing, air traffic controllers cleared a Piper Cub to take off. Roush was not monitoring the departures frequency and did not hear the call.
As he was descending, Roush saw the Piper Cub and was concerned his path would conflict with the aircraft. In the meantime, his plane had overshot the runways centerline and decided to circle back around to make a new landing approach, according to the NTSB report.
As he did, Roush said he only slightly increased the throttle, but not to full takeoff power, which forced the right wing into a stall, which means there is not enough air moving over the airplane wing to sustain flight. The aircraft, which was already at a low altitude, struck the ground nose-first. The hull of the aircraft cracked open and Roush sustained serious injuries. A passenger in the aircraft was unharmed.
The NTSBs report said the probable cause for the crash was the pilot's decision not to advance the engines to takeoff power during the go-around, as stipulated by the airplane flight manual, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.
In an interview Friday with The Sporting News, Roush accepted the reports findings, but said he wished the NTSB had taken the conditions during AirVenture into account.
It was a very sad day in my life when I crashed that airplane, Roush told The Sporting News. Im glad to have closure now. I accept the findings.
At AirVenture 2011, Roush was upbeat during an autograph session with fans.
Ive been in two airplane crashes and two car crashes. I have several lives, Roush told The Northwestern.
Jeff Bollier: (920) 426-6688 or jbollier@thenorthwestern.com.
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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
