"Wings To Adventure" Executive Says Aircraft Wasn't Involved In
Video Shoot
Initial reports on what the pilot of a Glasair Sportsman 2+2 was
doing when his aircraft went down during AirVenture 2005 were
wrong. That's the word from the executive producer of the Outdoor
Channel's "Wings to Adventure" program in a statement to ANN
Tuesday.
Local news reports, along with the NTSB's preliminary report,
indicated the Glasair was already embarked upon the photo mission
when the mishap occurred. Not so, said Gresham.
"The Glastar Sportsman which crashed was scheduled for a photo
shoot with us later in the morning. At the time of the crash,
however, we were several miles away, shooting video of a Cessna
210," Gresham said in an email to ANN. "The pilot of the Sportsman
was flying around the airport. We had a videographer on the
ground at Wautoma, waiting for the return of the 210. That
photographer was able to get video of the crash, and we turned that
tape over to the feds."
Witnesses observed the aircraft (file photo of type, above)
conduct a steep climbout after takeoff, turn downwind, and reduce
power with a downwind altitude of about 200-300 feet AGL, and the
aircraft then was observed to yaw left and right, and enter a steep
left turn. An increase in power was heard, and then the aircraft
impacted the terrain. A post impact fire occurred.
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