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Dear list,
'crash' doesn't sound very good, and even though the
pilot will have a lot of work on that airplane before
it flies again, I'd rather call it a hard landing.
I was sitting outside the Bend flight shop having a
chat with my instructor while we watched airplanes do
T+Gs. The wind was blowing strong and cross the active
runway 34. A Lancair (320 I think) that flew in from
the south came down to land here. It probably got
caught in the rotors of the T hangars on the south end
of the field (I hear they can be notorious), and when
I saw it it was low, slow, and all over the place.
Flaps out it bobbed up and down in some pretty unusual
attitudes about 3-4 times up to heights of 15 feet
before it stalled (?) and ploughed into the earth on
the side of the runway for about 60 feet and came to a
halt in a big cloud of dust.
As I ran to it as fast as I could, the recent recount
on this list of a crashed aircraft that burst into
flames came to me and I was really relieved to see the
two occupants standing outside their plane by the time
I reached the spot. The pilot said he tried to go
around ! They were at the time more worried about
their plane than anything else but I'm sure by now
they realize just how lucky they are.
The plane N6BQ is moderately damaged, props are bent,
front cowl is crushed, landing gears are folded
backwards, the right one has made a hole through the
wing. But I'm sure it is going to fly again.
I creeped up later on to snap a few pictures for the
benefit of the list and I hope the airplane's owners
do not feel offended. (Photos sent separately to marv)
They're probably here for the fly-in, and I would like
to remind everybody else who is flying here about the
strong winds we are having here since a few days in
the evenings. And for the people landing at Bend,
watch those rotors !
Regards, fili
LIVP (50%)
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