X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:53:25 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail2.jocogov.org ([63.150.227.13] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 940509 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 May 2005 17:30:33 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.150.227.13; envelope-from=Lee.Metcalfe@jocogov.org X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [LML] Shannon's Accident X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 16:29:47 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <4B9B1B1833408C40AE2F14A881F276F604102D83@admsmxs2usr10.ad.jocoks.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Shannon's Accident Thread-Index: AcVWcI92mFn4AcfUScqY3c+ZWp5ZBA== From: "Metcalfe, Lee, AIR" X-Original-To: Terry: Cut and paste from the NTSB report... "Several witnesses reported seeing the airplane flying at a low altitude prior to the accident. Some of these witnesses described the airplane as being out of control with the wings "wobbling" back and forth. One of these witnesses reported the propeller was not turning, and another witnesses reported hearing the engine running prior to impact. Witnesses reported the airplane contacted a light pole and burst into flames when it contacted the ground. One witness reported the airplane was inverted when it contacted the ground prior to sliding across the road." A Madison news report the day after the accident quoted a witness as saying that it looked like the pilot was trying to land on a grassy area between the street and a car lot. The accompanying photo showed the wreckage in front of what looked like a car dealership. I distinctly remember noticing that the wreckage forward of the firewall was not burned, and that the prop blade sticking up above the cowl was not bent. Walter: I re-reading my original post, I see that I failed to include the fact that a piece of ceramic was missing from one of the #3 spark plugs. The report does not say whether it was impact damage or not. Fly safe! Lee Metcalfe