...but unlike "Harri" this pilot only suffered some minor injuries.
Ryan's like this one can become quite a handful when the aircraft stalls...
http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepPT-22.html
Is the PT-22 a killer?
It would be difficult to say no, since the statistics prove otherwise.
It is quite obvious, after even the most cursory evaluation of the airplane, that characteristics which give the airplane its reputation are pronounced and well known.
It is a must that the pilot get to know these charac-teristics intimately so he can avoid the situations that bring them into play.
This is more true of the Pt-22 than any other airplane in its class.
That doesn't make it a bad airplane. That makes it an airplane you treat with the respect it demands.
https://fightersweep.com/1586/ryan-pt-2 ... it-killer/Until 1943, when an effort was made to standardize training with the PT-17/N2S Stearman, a kid might find himself taking his first aerial steps in the bulbous Navy N3N biplane, the Fairchld PT-19/23/26, the Stearman or the Ryan PT-22.
All of these went about their teaching duties in slightly different ways,
but it was the Ryan PT-22 Recruit that stuck out as being truly different.
That "difference" still exists today and gives rise to continuing cycles of controversy.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=191338
http://www.acmp.com/blog/the-beauty-and ... pt-22.htmlDate: 15-NOV-2016
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Type: Ryan ST-A Special
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: VH-SQD
C/n / msn: 193
The Beauty and the Beast Ryan ST-A vs PT-22
It’s a real shame when one of the best looking primary trainers is a problem child, to the extent of being involved in many fatal accidents.
I have owned and flown a PT-22 Recruit and almost was a statistic.
My solution, sold it the next day, and never allowed any of my children or me to fly in one again.
Sounds a bit harsh but when someone talks to me repeatedly, I damn well listen.
The background of this story is a perfect case of a committee screwing up a project, that didn’t need fixing.
The project was the Ryan ST-A Sport Trainer which won a National Aerobatics trophy when flown by Tex Rankin in the middle 1030s.