Vale Jim Tweto • Alaskan bush pilot.

[Garfly]

 

Jim Tweto, bush pilot of ‘Flying Wild Alaska,’ dies in plane crash - The Washington Post

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Jim Tweto, star of the Discovery Channel's "Flying Wild Alaska," has died in a plane crash, along with his passenger, Idaho outdoor guide Shane Reynolds.

 

In this clip from "Flying Wild Alaska"  Jim Tweeto bemoans the high fatal accident numbers in Alaskan flying - back then.

(And he suffers a broken rudder on take off.)

 

 

[rgmwa]

Very sad. 
 

[Student Pilot]

The fact that he left one pax behind indicates he had a fair load on, the aircraft didn't climb after take off.

[Garfly]

 

"What happened to Jim Tweto? Possible explanation."

Video about everyday performance issues faced by Alaskan bush pilots:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF0JFm3Z38M

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SROxT8jX2P0

 

Edited June 28, 2023 by Garfly

[Thruster88]

Preliminary report is out. Loss of directional control resulting in impact with a small tree caused substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. 

 

 

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[facthunter]

Pitch control is the one you must have.  Nev

[RFguy]

WHat does it mean by :

" Flight control continuity was established through several breaks to the flight control surfaces."

Does this mean flight controls were intact (IE controls connected to the surfaces ) ?

[facthunter]

Not the way I read it. "Flight CONTROL continuity ESTABLISHED is curious.  Horizontal  stabiliser is not an elevator.  Nev

[RFguy]

I read that as control surfaces were connected.  But may not have been functional after hitting something . maybe pitch up due to damage , since the distance between impact and wreckage was a fair way.  

gust of wind or engine trouble,  or both  or excessive load and failure to gain altitude. Something like that even momentary engine stumble  might be big trouble. You'd expect a tailwheel pilot to be ready for a gust of wind. 

My wild speculation, at best  . arrogant presumption at worst .

[facthunter]

I thought the original problem was the rudder bell crank and then the horizontal stabiliser was broken after contact with a tree?  Nev

[RFguy]

I dont read anything about that in the ATSB prelim report. 

[facthunter]

That may have come from something else on the same aircraft but dealing with a fault on the rudder.  Nev

[Garfly]

 

[RFguy]

well he doesnt know any more than us. 

[Garfly]

Which is comforting.