X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:25:18 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1676916 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:48:13 -0500 Received: from [192.168.111.2] ([70.19.76.188]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JAB00H5E4F3PUB7@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:47:28 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:47:26 -0500 From: Kevin Kossi Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Word to the wise In-reply-to: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-id: <6CF9CAAA-B064-48E6-ABA4-1D9535E8F5E2@airforcemechanical.com> MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-98-1034168864 References: --Apple-Mail-98-1034168864 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Part of my engine shutdown checklist is to check to see if the Mags. =20 short before the actual engine shutdown. I guess in this case it =20 would not have prevented the Prop from turning, but if there was a =20 broken Mag. wire the engine could have started. Kevin Kossi Legacy 73% New York On Dec 14, 2006, at 5:48 PM, rtitsworth wrote: > Another =93story=94 to share experiences=85 a fellow member of my EAA =20= > chapter was in his hanger starting a normal pre-flight. He reached =20= > in the cockpit to turn on the master switch (for lights, flaps, =20 > etc) and the engine turned over =96 at which point he quickly turned =20= > it back off! The key was not in the mag switch and it was off =96 =20 > but the starter/mag switch had shorted in the =93start=94 position. = It =20 > must have done this just as it was last turned off following the =20 > prior flight, otherwise the starter would have tried to engage =20 > during the prior flight. No additional testing was done to see if =20 > the mags were live (i.e. not grounded). However, it is assumed =20 > they were still grounded and the mixture was leaned so it was not =20 > going to start. But if anyone had been standing by the prop they =20 > would have got a nasty burse (or worse). > > > > Moral of the story: always be aware when turning on the master =20 > switch =96 unintended things could happen. > > > > Rick > > --Apple-Mail-98-1034168864 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Part of my engine shutdown = checklist is to check to see if the Mags. short before the actual engine = shutdown. I guess in this case it would not have prevented the Prop from = turning, but if there was a broken Mag. wire the engine could have = started.


Kevin = Kossi
Legacy 73%
New York

On = Dec 14, 2006, at 5:48 PM, rtitsworth wrote:

Another =93story=94 to = share experiences=85 a fellow member of my EAA chapter was in his hanger = starting a normal pre-flight.=A0 He reached in the cockpit to turn on = the master switch (for lights, flaps, etc) and the engine turned over =96 = at which point he quickly turned it back off!=A0 The key was not in the = mag switch and it was off =96 but the starter/mag switch had shorted in = the =93start=94 position.=A0 It must have done this just as it was last = turned off following the prior flight, otherwise the starter would have = tried to engage during the prior flight.=A0 No additional testing was = done to see if the mags were live (i.e. not grounded).=A0 However, it is = assumed they were still grounded and the mixture was leaned so it was = not going to start.=A0 But if anyone had been standing by the prop they = would have got a nasty burse (or worse).Moral of the story: = always be aware when turning on the master switch =96 unintended things = could happen.

=A0

Rick


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