X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Return-Path: Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.226] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1881664 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:03:52 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.249.82.226; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i28so1242673wxd for ; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:03:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=e4yaL6LP34RXTJqNqQWgoEd6F7wpVdCzXSdn6ujjapAEMKtLBZsiPY1/e2HjMKFpdDGqdzrS9BNxvXAUi4YbZWQWlG1hmDtV+0t4QQo5o/8r/G8RjLZrfz6w/EuFKmeJJCgehjJLkJ2kjiiMBHgOfCplSHq5yKiCjHiL+ExED5A= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=pZ2pRSdk6+7aKV/GtncH9SfHKgRHriNli9pNG+UEXLls4gEelv2DTCS3fDJMTgTA2cEFgqwUkormobMz6bSH0B3Bnd5Hm71kr/XCoM7YcfjpDYCTWvXDLHvf6l3+2sUc+ZdKnrX2QOk8IaXabmz5jkx4arBHy6zWJ03M2dxMCNg= Received: by 10.114.198.1 with SMTP id v1mr856996waf.1172991783348; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:03:03 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.79.14 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:03:03 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1c23473f0703032303k69801cd9s16f4daf1d093bc5@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:03:03 -0800 From: "David Leonard" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] N93BD is seriously damaged. In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_117078_8309227.1172991783307" References: ------=_Part_117078_8309227.1172991783307 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 3/3/07, Bob White wrote: > > Just to let everyone know I had a serious problem with a landing > today and the plane is seriously damaged. Pilot has a scratch on his > thumb. > > I had a pretty bad bounce on landing and after the second bounce, > decided to go around. That was a mistake. I never got out from behind > the power curve and ended up doing a high power skid into the grass on > the south side of the runway. Both main wheels were torn off, the prop > disintegrated, an the fuselage is somewhat bent. After contacting the > ground, the plane did about 1/2 turn and skidded to a stop. > > Bob W. I'm very sorry to hear that Bob but glad you are OK. It must be such a disappointment I can hardly imagine. But still, nothing can take away the experience or the memory of that first flight. Hang in there, take a break, the put her back together. -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY My websites at: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html http://leonardiniraq.blogspot.com ------=_Part_117078_8309227.1172991783307 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline

On 3/3/07, Bob White <rlwhite@comcast.net> wrote:
Just to let everyone know I had a serious problem with a landing
today and the plane is seriously damaged.  Pilot has a scratch on his
thumb.

I had a pretty bad bounce on landing and after the second bounce,
decided to go around. That was a mistake.  I never got out from behind
the power curve and ended up doing a high power skid into the grass on
the south side of the runway.  Both main wheels were torn off, the prop
disintegrated, an the fuselage is somewhat bent.  After contacting the
ground, the plane did about 1/2 turn and skidded to a stop.

Bob W.
 
I'm very sorry to hear that Bob but glad you are OK.  It must be such a disappointment I can hardly imagine.  But still, nothing can take away the experience or the memory of that first flight. 
 
Hang in there, take a break, the put her back together. 
 
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