Does anyone remember this bizarre incident?

At Riddle, there was the Daytona campus Instructor who committed suicide in a PA-44. Stole the thing from the flight line, was boozed up, and left a suicide note at his home.

Creepy thing was he'd requested an ILS approach, and ATC noticed that he was high on the glideslope, so they inquired if he'd be able to get it down from there. He replied "Riddle nine-two-two roger this will be my final landing." He crossed the approach end of the field then nosed it over hard and gave it full power, directly into the fixed-distance markers in a 40 degree angle, morting himself in the process.
 
MikeD said:
At Riddle, there was the Daytona campus Instructor who committed suicide in a PA-44. Stole the thing from the flight line, was boozed up, and left a suicide note at his home.

Creepy thing was he'd requested an ILS approach, and ATC noticed that he was high on the glideslope, so they inquired if he'd be able to get it down from there. He replied "Riddle nine-two-two roger this will be my final landing." He crossed the approach end of the field then nosed it over hard and gave it full power, directly into the fixed-distance markers in a 40 degree angle, morting himself in the process.
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Any particular reason or just got tired of day to day life?

-mini
 
See what happens when you fly a piper...you have to fly into a stadium to get attention. (Joking)
 
Sled14 said:
I was searching for the accident MikeD was talking about and ran across this one, pretty creepy too
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20001212X22111&ntsbno=CHI01FA001&akey=1
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My old CFI's dad was this old German guy, cool as hell, anyway, he told us this story of giving an instrument checkride, where on short final the applicant looked over and said, "I want to die," and jammed the nose down, Herman, said, "I DON'T," and apparently judo chopped her in the neck and groin and recovered right before impact. Also, one of the old planes at Take Flight Alaska was crashed in apparent suicide attempt out in Prince William Sound. Sketchy sketchy.
 
ppragman said:
My old CFI's dad was this old German guy, cool as hell, anyway, he told us this story of giving an instrument checkride, where on short final the applicant looked over and said, "I want to die," and jammed the nose down, Herman, said, "I DON'T," and apparently judo chopped her in the neck and groin and recovered right before impact.
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I've heard that story too, but i never heard if she passed or not. :insane:
 
Sled14 said:
I was searching for the accident MikeD was talking about and ran across this one, pretty creepy too
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20001212X22111&ntsbno=CHI01FA001&akey=1
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Yep this was a very sad day. Bob had a very bad drinking problem, but was an amazing individual, everyone that knew him would tell you that. This story usually gets brought up in most ground schools at UND. Bob got a DUI and decided that his aviation career was over. The above NTSB report is what he did about it :(
 
JordanD said:
I hope this doesn't come across as disrespectful (speculating), but I remember reading something (may have been on jetcareers) about the guy getting a DUI and he knew that any hopes of a flying career were over so he chose to kill himself.
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He's not the only one who has chosen to do so.

ERAU Prescott winter 2005 graduate, valedictorian Aeronautical Engineer, shot himself at home less than three months after graduating over a DUI.

ERAU Prescott flight instructor Mike Bienewicz, shot himself, no one knows why.

ERAU Prescott Parts Room Assistant Manager Michael Hough shot himself, depressed about an impending divorce.

I knew two of these three people. Mike Hough very well.
 
ChasenSFO said:
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/N6276J-Kroner.htm

...:confused:

So the guy was a CFI, and he was ATC, and somehow did both while being a total nut job. I love the part about him getting out of jail then stealing a Greyhound bus. Can you imagine any of this stuff post-9/11? Sheesh.
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No but, I remember the guy flying a powered parachute or paraglider, (the type with the motor and prop in a back pack). That landed in the ring of a outdoor heavyweight bout and got his ass kicked by a guy from one of the boxers corner. I think it was Tyson.
 
cencal83406 said:
He's not the only one who has chosen to do so.

ERAU Prescott winter 2005 graduate, valedictorian Aeronautical Engineer, shot himself at home less than three months after graduating over a DUI.

ERAU Prescott flight instructor Mike Bienewicz, shot himself, no one knows why.

ERAU Prescott Parts Room Assistant Manager Michael Hough shot himself, depressed about an impending divorce.

I knew two of these three people. Mike Hough very well.
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One of the ramp rats/ CFIs/ Charter Pilot/ Do it all man at Aerotech at PAMR, shot himself last winter.

Aviation is a cruel mistress, its definitely not uncommon. Stress + Low Pay + The Disconect Between Training and the Real World = the potential for psychological problems. Some people handle it well, some people go through phases, some people don't handle it at all. It's a shame, but its the nature of the beast.
 
granlistillo said:
No but, I remember the guy flying a powered parachute or paraglider, (the type with the motor and prop in a back pack). That landed in the ring of a outdoor heavyweight bout and got his ass kicked by a guy from one of the boxers corner. I think it was Tyson.
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Yup I remember that too, it was a Tyson match.
 
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