X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:59:53 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc1-s25.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.97] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3028698 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:44:49 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.97; envelope-from=lsmith541@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([207.46.10.12]) by bay0-omc1-s25.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:44:07 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:44:07 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 75.164.204.165 by BAY121-DAV2.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:44:04 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [75.164.204.165] X-Originating-Email: [lsmith541@msn.com] X-Sender: lsmith541@msn.com From: "LEON SMITH" X-Original-To: , "Greg" References: Subject: Re: Bob Mackey---down in Central Oregon X-Original-Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:43:57 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_04C0_01C8E728.78238140" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0039.1900 Seal-Send-Time: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:43:58 -0700 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Jul 2008 16:44:07.0238 (UTC) FILETIME=[29FE7660:01C8E763] X-Original-Return-Path: lsmith541@msn.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_04C0_01C8E728.78238140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The story by the local TV station of Bob Mackey's unfortunate incident = at Dry Creek Airpark is accurate but for one detail. I live at Dry = Creek and witnessed the incident. =20 Bob made 2 passes before attempting to land. On the third pass, first = landing attempt, Bob came in a little high and fast so he did a = go-around. On the second landing attempt he was still high and fast but = continued the landing and touched down about mid-field. The Dry Creek = runway is 3000 ft. paved with a slight down slope to the west (runway = 25) which is the direction Bob was landing. Elevation is 3600 ft. He = was unable to get the Lancair 235 stopped in time and ended up about 10 = ft off the North side and end of the runway in large rocks. =20 Damage was limited primarily to the landing gear, prop and some minor = cosmetic damage to the wing tips and spinner. All easily repairable. = The engine also will require attention due to the prop strike. This 235 is the one built by Mike DeHate some years ago. BTW, Mike also = lives at Dry Creek and is helping Bob prepare the plane for transport = back to San Jose. The wings are off, nose gear repaired, right main is = OK and a parts run to Lancair in Redmond provided the necessary parts to = partially repair the left main. It should be on a trailer and headed = home either late today, Wed, or tomorrow. While understandably disappointed, Bob is in good spirits and ready to = get back in the air.=20 BTW, this story would never have made the news but for a disgruntled = resident who called the media and tried his best to sensationalize the = event.=20 Leon Smith Dry Creek Airpark LNCE N63LS This just in =20 =20 = http://www.ktvz.com/global/story.asp?s=3D8679115 =20 Greg=20 ------=_NextPart_000_04C0_01C8E728.78238140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The story by the local TV station of Bob Mackey's unfortunate = incident at=20 Dry Creek Airpark is accurate but for one detail. I live at Dry = Creek and=20 witnessed the incident.

Bob made 2 passes before attempting to land. On the third = pass, first=20 landing attempt, Bob came in a little high and fast so he did a=20 go-around. On the second landing attempt he was still high and = fast but=20 continued the landing and touched down about mid-field. The Dry = Creek=20 runway is 3000 ft. paved with a slight down slope to the west (runway = 25) which=20 is the direction Bob was landing. Elevation is 3600 ft. He = was=20 unable to get the Lancair 235 stopped in time and ended up about 10 ft = off the=20 North side and end of the runway in large rocks.

Damage was limited primarily to the landing gear, prop and some = minor=20 cosmetic damage to the wing tips and spinner. All easily = repairable. =20 The engine also will require attention due to the prop strike.

This 235 is the one built by Mike DeHate some years ago. BTW, = Mike also lives at Dry Creek and is helping Bob prepare the = plane for=20 transport back to San Jose. The wings are off, nose gear repaired, = right=20 main is OK and a parts run to Lancair in Redmond provided the necessary = parts to=20 partially repair the left main. It should be on a trailer and = headed home=20 either late today, Wed, or tomorrow.

While understandably disappointed, Bob is in good spirits and = ready to=20 get back in the air.

BTW, this story would never have made the news but for a = disgruntled=20 resident who called the media and tried his best to sensationalize = the=20 event.

Leon Smith
Dry Creek Airpark
LNCE N63LS

This just=20 in

http://www.ktvz= .com/global/story.asp?s=3D8679115

Greg=20 =

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