Fumer Ou Voler...il Faut Choisir

[Eric Lambert]

Accident de planeur en NZ :

 

Cannabis may have clouded pilot's judgement - CAA

21 March 2006

 

Cannabis may have clouded the judgement of a pilot killed when his glider struck a ridge, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said today.

 

Gregory John Brosnan, 44, of Hawea Flat, near Wanaka, died when his glider crashed on the rocky Omarama Saddle on January 12 last year.

 

The site, known by pilots as the Omarama ridge, is rocky and at an altitude of about 1748m. It is about 20km from Omarama.

 

The CAA safety investigation concluded the accident may have resulted from a combination of a sudden change in the environmental conditions and the effects of cannabis in Mr Brosnan's bloodstream.

 

Mr Brosnan was on a private flight, and was properly qualified for the type of glider he was flying.

 

There was evidence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in his blood, which may have compromised his fitness for flight, the CAA said.

 

Toxicology tests at the post-mortem examination showed he had a blood THC level of 7 micrograms per litre – a level consistent with having smoked a cannabis cigarette within three hours prior to his death.

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"The level of THC in the pilot's blood was such that it is very likely that he was affected by the drug at the time of his death," the report said.

 

Evidence at the crash site revealed the glider struck the ground as Mr Brosnan attempted to cross the ridge.

 

"Glider pilots are generally able to predict the conditions in which they will be flying, there is always the element of unpredictability regarding gusts and sink areas.

 

"Also the nature of the terrain was such that it may have been quite difficult to judge the height of the top of the ridge.

 

"This combined with the fact that there was THC in the blood, may have resulted in the pilot making an error of judgement," the report said.

[JNV]

Merci Eric pour la citation de ce malheureux évènement.

 

Puisse-t-il faire prendre conscience à certains des dangers de la chose et de la responsabilité

qui est la nôtre de tout mettre en oeuvre pour éviter que ça ne se reproduise !

[youpi-delta]

Merci Eric pour la citation de ce malheureux évènement.

 

Puisse-t-il faire prendre conscience à certains des dangers de la chose et de la responsabilité

qui est la nôtre de tout mettre en oeuvre pour éviter que ça ne se reproduise !

 

j' ai toujours eu concience de la dangerosite de la chose si la consomation a lieu avant de voler (dans le rapport 3 hdv avant la mort ) le probleme est dans la capacite a dire si le pilote est sous l'influence ou non .

 

personne ne voulait faire cette distinction au club a l'epoque de mon precedent post (et manifestement pas plus maintenant ) et comme le THC reste plus de 2 semaines dans les urines ...j'ai eu le sentiment que l'on voulait dresser une partie des membres contre une autre pour se debarasser de certains geneurs ...

 

arretons de confondre securite et repression . non a " la fausse securite par la regle " la preuve est faite que ça marche pas

 

ps: desole christophe mais là c'est pas moi qui ai commence !