Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 18:25:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [63.150.227.63] (HELO admsmxs2usr10.ad.jocoks.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b9) with ESMTP id 2476186 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:21:55 -0400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C34B17.1DB9090A" Subject: [LML] Bad Month for RVs X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:21:55 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <4B9B1B1833408C40AE2F14A881F276F610B38F@admsmxs2usr10.ad.jocoks.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Bad Month for RVs Thread-Index: AcNLFx2vWU8PZgpkTsifiruScJssLQ== From: "Metcalfe, Lee, AIR" X-Original-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C34B17.1DB9090A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I review the NTSB accident summaries (http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/Month.asp) on a regular basis just to see what I can learn from others' mistakes. I found it interesting that between June 7, 2003 and July 5, 2003 (28 days), there were 8 RV accidents serious enough to be reported to the NTSB. Four of these resulted in fatalities, with one including a passenger. Here are very brief summaries: =20 RV-8 - minor inj. - landed long at private grass strip, nosed over. RV-6A - minor inj. - lost power on take-off, nosed over during forced landing. RV-6A - minor inj. - nosed over on aborted take-off. RV-8 - 1 fatal - aircraft had not flown in a year, after take-off pilot reported engine problems on downwind, flew extended downwind then crashed into trees on 1/2 mile final. RV-6A - 1 fatal - after 1+38 local flight crashed 1/2 mile short of runway. RV-6A - 2 fatal - after take-off engine sputtered during climb-out, stall/spin during turn back to airport. RV-4 - 1 fatal - flight was returning from cross-country, pilot witness saw plane 2.5 miles from home field, engine was sputtering, crash-landed in farm field and nosed over. RV-4 - serious inj. - in cruise flight engine began vibrating violently, pilot shut down and saw prop was splintered, crashed into trees during forced landing. =20 I know there are a lot more RVs than Lancairs flying, but these stats seem way out of proportion. Except for the shattered prop (maybe), these all seem like pilot error, most of them involving either fuel starvation or fuel exhaustion (big presumption on my part, I know). None of the accident circumstances were unique to RVs or even to homebuilts. I just though it was interesting that there was such cluster of RV accidents in such a short period. =20 =20 Be careful out there! =20 Lee "Moondog" Metcalfe Former Squadron Safety Officer N320WH - LNC2 - IO-320 - 494 hrs. - Kansas City (IXD) ------_=_NextPart_001_01C34B17.1DB9090A Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I = review the NTSB=20 accident summaries (http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/Mont= h.asp)=20 on a regular basis just to see what I can learn from others'=20 mistakes.  I found it interesting that between June 7, 2003 = and July=20 5, 2003 (28 days), there were 8 RV accidents serious enough to be = reported=20 to the NTSB.  Four of these resulted in fatalities, with one = including a=20 passenger.  Here are very brief summaries:
 
RV-8 - = minor inj. -=20 landed long at private grass strip, nosed over.
RV-6A = - minor inj. -=20 lost power on take-off, nosed over during forced = landing.
RV-6A = - minor inj. -=20 nosed over on aborted take-off.
RV-8 - = 1 fatal -=20 aircraft had not flown in a year, after take-off pilot = reported engine=20 problems on downwind, flew extended downwind then crashed into = trees on 1/2=20 mile final.
RV-6A = - 1 fatal -=20 after 1+38 local flight crashed 1/2 mile short of = runway.
RV-6A = - 2 fatal -=20 after take-off engine sputtered during climb-out, stall/spin during turn = back to=20 airport.
RV-4 - = 1 fatal -=20 flight was returning from cross-country, pilot witness saw plane 2.5 = miles from=20 home field, engine was sputtering, crash-landed in farm field and nosed=20 over.
RV-4 - = serious inj.=20 - in cruise flight engine began vibrating violently, pilot shut down and = saw=20 prop was splintered, crashed into trees during forced=20 landing.
 
I know = there are a=20 lot more RVs than Lancairs flying, but these stats seem way out of=20 proportion.  Except for the shattered prop (maybe), these all seem = like=20 pilot error, most of them involving either fuel starvation or fuel = exhaustion=20 (big presumption on my part, I know).  None of the accident = circumstances=20 were unique to RVs or even to homebuilts.  I just though = it was=20 interesting that there was such cluster of RV accidents in such a short=20 period. 
 
Be = careful out=20 there!
 
Lee = "Moondog"=20 Metcalfe
Former = Squadron=20 Safety Officer
N320WH = - LNC2 -=20 IO-320 - 494 hrs. - Kansas City (IXD)
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