http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-n ... -st-lazare
Unfortunately, both occupants died in the crash. A witness described the plane falling vertically out of the sky. Between this tragedy and the 1750 job cuts at Bombardier, isn't wasn't a fun day to be in aviation in Montreal. My thoughts go out to anyone who was affected by the news.
Ultralight crash in Saint-Lazare, Quebec, May 14, 2015
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Re: Ultralight crash in Saint-Lazare, Quebec, May 14, 2015
http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-n ... oner-finds
"Pilot error caused St-Lazare plane crash that killed 2, coroner finds
A Quebec coroner has concluded pilot error was the reason for a crash that left an Ottawa couple dead when their ultra-light aircraft hit the ground just short of the St-Lazare airport in 2015.
Pierre Brassard, 65, and his 66-year-old wife, Ginette Cormier, of Ottawa were both killed instantly on May 14, 2015, when their aircraft — a home-built Seastar SP biplane — plummeted into an open field. They had flown to St-Lazare from Gatineau airport.
Coroner Krystyna Pecko found drugs or alcohol did not play a role in the incident, and Brassard, the pilot, had suffered no sudden physical impairment that could have led to his losing control of the aircraft.
The investigation found no evidence of mechanical failure on the aircraft and the weather conditions were good.
However, the coroner cited statements from witnesses on the ground — including two pilots — who noted Brassard’s flyby over the airport’s runway to ensure it was clear to land was at a “very low altitude and was not on the right side of the runaway.” The witnesses noted the aircraft made a tight turn to the left at the same time it was caught by a gust of wind, leaving some to think a landing attempt would be impossible under those circumstances.
It was at that point the plane suddenly plummeted nose-first toward the ground.
The coroner wrote that Brassard had 10 years experience as a pilot with 350 hours of flight time and nearly 70 of them on the aircraft he was flying that day.
However, she noted that when qualifying for his pilot’s licence, Brassard’s instructor had mentioned his tendency to make his landing approaches at too low an altitude and to drift to the left of the centre of the runway."
"Pilot error caused St-Lazare plane crash that killed 2, coroner finds
A Quebec coroner has concluded pilot error was the reason for a crash that left an Ottawa couple dead when their ultra-light aircraft hit the ground just short of the St-Lazare airport in 2015.
Pierre Brassard, 65, and his 66-year-old wife, Ginette Cormier, of Ottawa were both killed instantly on May 14, 2015, when their aircraft — a home-built Seastar SP biplane — plummeted into an open field. They had flown to St-Lazare from Gatineau airport.
Coroner Krystyna Pecko found drugs or alcohol did not play a role in the incident, and Brassard, the pilot, had suffered no sudden physical impairment that could have led to his losing control of the aircraft.
The investigation found no evidence of mechanical failure on the aircraft and the weather conditions were good.
However, the coroner cited statements from witnesses on the ground — including two pilots — who noted Brassard’s flyby over the airport’s runway to ensure it was clear to land was at a “very low altitude and was not on the right side of the runaway.” The witnesses noted the aircraft made a tight turn to the left at the same time it was caught by a gust of wind, leaving some to think a landing attempt would be impossible under those circumstances.
It was at that point the plane suddenly plummeted nose-first toward the ground.
The coroner wrote that Brassard had 10 years experience as a pilot with 350 hours of flight time and nearly 70 of them on the aircraft he was flying that day.
However, she noted that when qualifying for his pilot’s licence, Brassard’s instructor had mentioned his tendency to make his landing approaches at too low an altitude and to drift to the left of the centre of the runway."
