tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post4814871131142386078..comments2023-08-26T03:15:36.194-05:00Comments on Letters from Flyover Country: RV accident reportsBob Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422722044859589459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-78698434259268347562012-05-01T13:59:33.447-05:002012-05-01T13:59:33.447-05:00Probable cause is when the NTSB is done with the i...Probable cause is when the NTSB is done with the incident. "New incidents" are "factual reports" which are usually filed in the immediate aftermath of the incident and doesn't include a conclusion on cause.<br /><br />In the end, the probable cause is almost always pilot error. Everything else is just a "contributing factor"Bob Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422722044859589459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-3845781447705613702012-05-01T13:21:11.771-05:002012-05-01T13:21:11.771-05:00The formatting here is confusing me: the PROBABLE ...The formatting here is confusing me: the PROBABLE CAUSE headline is for...?? And why would fuel starvation cause a nose gear to collapse on landing? I can guess that fuel starvation caused a forced landing onto something less than a paved field, is that what happened?<br /><br />Oh ok I'll look up the original reports...Bob Frynoreply@blogger.com