((HT: RussiaToday))
The Interstate Aviation Committee said the September 7th crash of the plane carrying the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv hockey team occurred because one of the two pilots accidentally activated the brakes and then yanked a control wheel to his chest, pulling the plane up too sharply in a desperate attempt to take off.
Apparently, the pilots had flown planes similar to the Yak-42, but not a Yak-42. So there were slight and subtle differences in flying the plane- enough to make it crash. Add to that possible repercussions by superiors for aborting take-off, and you've got a class A mess...
Lead investigator Alexei Morozov blamed the plane's owner, Yak-Service, for failing to observe safety standards and adequately train the crew. The company was closed in September by Russia's version of the FAA following a check that found severe violations.
"The company practically lacked a proper system of flight oversight and controls over air safety," Morozov said.
Too late...
Morozov also said the second pilot was taking phenobarbital -- a sedative that controls seizures. Pilots aren't supposed to take that medicine and still be pilots. He said the second pilot suffered from polyneuropathy -- a neurological disorder that could affect the feet and hands and cause weakness and loss of sensation.
Here's the story in video form...
The HQ hopes that the families take Yak-Service to the wall and that there's nothing left of them by the time they're through...
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