Posted on 03/29/2017 1:54:04 PM PDT by KeyLargo
Report Says Instructor, Student Fought for Controls Before East Hartford Plane Crash
A plane crash in East Hartford was the result of a flight student refusing to give up controls to his instructor, while apparently doing everything "backwards", a police report revealed.
East Hartford police Lt. Josh Litwin said in October that investigators had concluded the crash was "an intentional act," but noted that they hadn't been able to determine a motive.
New documents from witness accounts reveal that Arian Prevella, a flight instructor and the owner of American Flight Academy in Hartford, struggled with flying student, Feras Freitekh.
On Oct. 11, 2016, an investigation was launched after the twin-engine Piper PA 34 crashed with the two men aboard during a training flight around 3:30 p.m. near the Connecticut headquarters of military jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney.
The plane was on its final approach to Brainard Airport when it crashed on Main Street and burst into flames, according to the FAA.
Prevalla escaped from the burning plane and was in fair condition at Yale-New Haven Bridgeport Hospital's burn, a hospital spokesman said.
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Because raghead filth can't control themselves??? FU, Malloy.
Assumed that is how he pronounced his first name, Feras?
I hope the Trump admin. is all over this.
Holy crap, that used to be our base airport.
Doing everything backward? Hmmm. (Normal) students are supposed to go hands off when the CFI says “my airplane.” This one seems to have had no intention of doing this. He has earned his pain, I think.
Not far from the capitol in Hartford... Brainerd is practically downtown.
Assumed that is how he pronounced his first name, Feras?
Well I guess we can say Bye to Fair Ass.. I just miss understood your humor.. Thanks for pointing that out to me..
Raghead. Shock.
I should NOT post the first thing that pops into my head...sorry!
Only a moron would agree to take one of these psychos up in the air and give them control. No sympathy.
And this advice I am about to give is for current CFI's that might experience this.
If you see a student with excessive hours and no Solo, going through multiple Flight Instructors, say good bye!
A fellow Instructor took on a student with almost 100 hours and no solo.
The student froze on a bad landing and was heading off the runway. The instructor fought for the controls and just could not get him off. The airplane, a Cessna 172 veered off the runway and on a downhill slope heading across a taxiway to a Hangar. Impacted the Hangar at a fast taxi speed, destroyed the Airplane and damaged the Hangar Door. Pilot and Instructor, no injury.
Then the CFI had to explain to the FAA and become recertified basically and take a check ride.
My advice gage the student, and if they are acting odd or doing crazy things or have a long record of changing instructors. SAY GOODBYE!
Don't let them do landings or touch and goes if they are messing up at Altitude.
End of Lecture! LOL!
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