Accident review somewhere 25 December 2025:)

[Blueadventures]

An overweight takeoff, alledgedly overloaded with toys, at the North Pole resulted in an incident today. The pilot who reportedly flies only once a year had to be cut from the wreckage but was otherwise unharmed. The type of aircraft was unknown.

[Reynard]

May be speculation, but I heard there was grass in the fuel ??

[rodgerc]

Clearly didn’t monitor AoA

[facthunter]

Couldn't monitor the Power due to Lack of Night Venison Glasses.    Nev

[onetrack]

I can't wait for Blancolirio's dissection of all the primary causes behind this dreadful crash.

 

W&B not recorded, no AwC, a total lack of logbooks (apart from one found that seems to detail non-aviation-related problems, as in a list of naughty boys and girls), the use of uncertified propulsion units with untested power outputs, controls authority unable to be verified due to some dubious control systems used, no definitive flight plan lodged (apart from some reference found in the wreckage that details a flight path roughly from the Arctic Circle, around the world, and back to the start point) - and finally, fuel quantity and type unable to be verified. The FAA and NTSB are going to have their work cut out here.

[Reynard]

Clearly VFR into IMC 

 

 Very Fat Reindeer in Indeterminable Mystery Custom

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[Garfly]

 

 

After upgrading to more practical gear the old chap hasn't looked back.

 

 

[BrendAn]

  pilot seen later converting van into new sleigh

Edited December 25, 2025 by BrendAn

[Neil_S]

13 hours ago, Garfly said:

 

 

After upgrading to more practical gear the old chap hasn't looked back.

 

 

Wow - is that a Reindeerial engine?

 

[onetrack]

15 hours ago, BrendAn said:

  pilot seen later converting van into new sleigh

That's just that dodgy pilot, ripping off his rego decals, so he can't be caught, for recent low-level flying. 😄