X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 23:11:37 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n25a.bullet.scd.yahoo.com ([209.73.160.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with SMTP id 918004 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:56:31 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.73.160.70; envelope-from=naf@britevalley.com Received: from [66.218.69.2] by n25.bullet.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 09 Jan 2006 00:50:28 -0000 X-Original-Date: 08 Jan 2006 16:50:28 -0800 X-yahoo-newman-property: wss X-yahoo-newman-id: null Received: from [66.218.85.32] by mailer2.bullet.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 09 Jan 2006 00:50:28 -0000 Received: from milter1.wss.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.85.48) by mta1.wss.scd.yahoo.com (7.0.042) id 42FD963704379314 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:50:28 -0800 Received: from paul (dpc693568073.direcpc.com [69.35.68.73]) (authenticated bits=0) by milter1.wss.scd.yahoo.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k090n78c089753 for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:50:24 -0800 (PST) From: "Paul Nafziger" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: LNC2 Nose Gear Gas Spring X-Original-Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:49:01 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <00d501c614b6$a21052e0$a800a8c0@paul> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D6_01C61473.93ED12E0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcYUtnsVIIIg5qUPQ3uwVt1A13PCNw== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D6_01C61473.93ED12E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, I managed to lose my email archives, so need to ask for the McMaster-Carr part number of the nose gear extension gas spring. I noticed on my last flight about 3 weeks ago (lousy weather since), that my alternate extension was a bit sluggish. Today, it cleared off enough for me to slip the surly bonds. On landing, the nose gear light failed to come on, so I used the alternate extension to no avail. No amount of pulling g's, slowing, porpoising, etc. helped, so I decided to land. I shut the engine off on short final. Unfortunately, the nose gear collapsed on landing. The only damage is the prop and the cowling, so I feel pretty fortunate. I was surprised that the landing itself was almost a non-event. Guess I'll be tearing the engine apart. Jeez, anyone know a good shop to NDI a crankshaft? Naf ------=_NextPart_000_00D6_01C61473.93ED12E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Well, = I managed to=20 lose my email archives, so need to ask for the McMaster-Carr part = number of=20 the nose gear extension gas spring.
 
I = noticed on my last=20 flight about 3 weeks ago (lousy weather since), that my alternate = extension was=20 a bit sluggish.  Today, it cleared off enough for me to slip the = surly=20 bonds.  On landing, the nose gear light failed to come on, so I = used the=20 alternate extension to no avail.  No amount of pulling g's, = slowing,=20 porpoising, etc. helped, so I decided to land.  I shut the engine = off on=20 short final.  Unfortunately, the nose gear collapsed on = landing.  The=20 only damage is the prop and the cowling, so I feel pretty = fortunate.  I was=20 surprised that the landing itself was almost a = non-event.
 
Guess = I'll be=20 tearing the engine apart.  Jeez, anyone know a good shop to NDI a=20 crankshaft?
 
Naf
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