The takeaway from all this is landing on contaminated runways, at night, in instrument conditions requires an exact knowledge of what to expect and when.
Pilots like to tell stories about things that happened as a way of entertaining friends, showing bravery and, perhaps, helping fellow pilots to avoid similar situations.
Many, if not most, business aircraft travelers ardently resist undergoing basic cabin safety training, so must fend for themselves in the event of mishaps.
By William Garvey, Jessica A. Salerno, Molly McMillin
The explosion that rocked Textron Aviation’s Plant 3 in Wichita appears to have caused no harm to the company’s Cessna 408 SkyCourier turboprop program.