SPIN TESTING, CHUTE PROBLEMS COMMON THREADS IN SKYCATCHER CRASHES

The crash of Cessna’s second Model 162 SkyCatcher shared common issues with the first SkyCatcher crash in September – both occurred while the aircraft were undergoing “aggressive” spin testing and both revealed problems with the BRS parachute (BA, March 23/131). Cessna maintained that it was “fully...

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