MooooonDoooogggg,

I'm afraid that the NTSB doesn't know about reported and unreported=20 incidents.

As I have reported before:

1. Landing with official Lancair tow bar touching down first, loss of o= ne=20 prop tip, bent tow bar and severe mental injury to pilot as evidenced by=20 embarassed hang dog look lasting for several weeks. Distraction during= =20 preflight (daydreaming is not an official cause).

2. Taxi accident at a strange airport with confusing configuration.&nbs= p;=20 Mis-positioning aircraft required taxiing thru (yes, thru) nearest runway en= d=20 light. Destroyed expensive private property (end light) and gouged a V= =20 into one prop blade. Pilot injured in wallet area only.

3. Experimental landing with new technique to eliminate bounce was=20 successful except for tic marks on centerline (professional quality aircraft= =20 position) that revealed later transmogrificatioin of prop to q-tip=20 style. Pilot went unpunished except for grounding whilst waiting for n= ew=20 prop (Hartzell has a shelf storing blades for a certain pilot but was unprep= ared=20 to quickly replace hub, too. Heavy "fine" paid to Hartzell. = =20 First experience with bending nose gear fork.

4. Hypoxic short field landing at hot high altitude airport was=20 successful with aircraft stopped by first runway exit. Technique had a= =20 shortcoming as pilot was unable to complete taxi with wheels still tucked in= the=20 wings. Slight damage to tough aircraft bottom, slight alteration to fl= ap=20 chord, engine due for rebuild anyway and, of course, time for a new prop.&nb= sp;=20 Pilot suffered the indignity of the "incident" occurring in front of dinner=20= time=20 crowd at the airport restaurant. FAA finally caught on and required a=20 "709" ride. Inspector was impressed and just wanted to fly the=20 airplane. Was this a CFIT?

Will you count these in the database? Have other miscreants=20 confessed?

I cannot release the name of this pilot without a freedom of informatio= n=20 form submitted along with documentation fees.

Follow on:

1. New procedure was established to attach ignition key to pin that hol= ds=20 tow bar halves together. Hard to start the airplane and not know where= the=20 tow bar is located.

2. Only taxi over areas that have been ogled before hand.

3. Limit all experiments to several thousand feet above the terra=20 firma.

4. O2 is used on all extended flights over 7000 feet (altitude, not=20 distance).

Grayest Hawk

PS There were other flights with minor things we call "Oops" - these=20 provide self-training so that one's demeanor stays calm during deviations fr= om=20 the normal and Post Trauma Stress Syndrome is only a cocktail party topic af= ter=20 you are released from the ward.