| SAFETY PILOT LANDMARK ACCIDENT | SET-UP STALL AC C I D E N T AT T H E A I R S H O W DISTRACTION IS ALMOST ALWAYS A FACTOR during an accident sequence. Nowhere is there likely to be more distraction than when arriving at a flyin where there are many more aircraft than usual to avoid. Pilots need to be on their game and recognize that even though special ATC procedures are in effect, standard aerodynamic rules still apply. In this loss-of-control accident, the NTSB’s determination was predictable. But there was also a systemic flaw, in my view, and the arrival procedure in use was the precipitating event. BY BRUCE LANDSBERG I L LU S T R AT I O N B Y P. J. LO U G H R A N 74|August 2013