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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Early today, I received a phone call from my instructor, Peter, that he had just had an engine failure with Michael's Lancair 320. Peter took off runway 28 early today for a leisure flight. He leveled off at 1,500 msl and soon after, the engine simply quit! Pete was able to do a 180 and SAFETY landed the Lancair on runway 10, using the entire 3,100-foot runway with enough momentum to clear the active towards the taxiway. He said that initially, he did not think he was going to make the runway and contemplated landing on a nearby open field but the tail wind gave him enough push to make it safely to runway 10. Some leisure flight, eh? Interestingly enough, after checking the oil level, Peter tried starting the engine on the ground and it actually started again, only to conk out when FULL mixture is applied. Peter was able to taxi the Lancair back to the hanger only if the mixture was leaned out a bit. The engine is a Don George Lyc IO-320. I estimate that this engine sat around for about 4 years prior to first flight. Peter did the first flight on this aircraft last year. The plane has approximately 40 to 50 hours on it. Since Michael, the owner, is overseas at the present time, Peter, myself and a couple of our airport buddies (A&P's) are going to try and figure out what happened this weekend. If you guys have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to do so. It's interesting that only last night, Peter was giving me the work-out on my Lancair, night flight engine failure, complete panel failure, etc. etc.... This morning, Peter got HIS own, unintentional, work-out... GOOD SHOW PETER! Rick Argente >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>