Originally Posted by
astrohog
Or maybe the individual who certified the aircraft should be at least partially responsible/accountable? Maybe the certification process should be reviewed?
Too many unknowns to make a determination with any certainty, but from what I saw, that structural failure/weakness should probably have been spotted as part of the airframe certification process.
Astro
Agree with your comment about some accountability for the inspector / inspection process.
One would think that examining the design would be a part of evaluating a 1/2 scale aircraft. Otherwise, the inspector is doing nothing but look at externals --- hardly comprehensive --- and therefore questionable.