Return-Path: Received: from main.gv.net ([207.159.62.12]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:48:53 -0400 Received: from [207.159.62.83] (ppp34.gv.net [207.159.62.83]) by main.gv.net (8.9.3/8.9.0) with ESMTP id IAA22243 for ; Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:01:25 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 07:58:06 -0700 To: lancair.list@olsusa.com From: "Howard \"Rusty\" Hamer" Subject: Engine Failure on Takeoff X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> It seems the picture of my 235 on the flat bed made it all over the country. The engine failed at about 200ft AGL. Yes, I do have Jim's AOA but can't remember hearing it talking to me as I as I was on short final to the truck bed. It has give me critical warnings several other times since over the last two years. The one time I looked at the airspeed I was close to the warning range. I was concentrating on finding a opening in traffic and may not remember hearing it. I didn't see the truck while on the short final since the nose was up with only TO flaps, but I saw the vehicles that would be below me as I turned final. I was waiting till the oncoming lanes were clear of two semi's that were abreast to jog left. The total flight time was less than one minute - 1.2 miles from the GPS runway center after another 300 feet more of travel on the truck bed while it was stopping. I still don't know why the engine failed, the NTSB rep will come here Thursday and we'll investigate. My thoughts now are a failure in the magneto drive area, but it could be the fuel, carburetion, air inlet, or throttle linkage. I haven't decided if I'm going to reattach the tail and fix the cowl or move everything I can to a close to complete 320 airframe. There wasn't a scratch on the wings, top or bottom. I was a very lucky fellow! Rusty >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>