Thanks to all who called or wrote to check on me. And thanks to Leon for
de-sensationalizing the news report. Leon also delivered my passenger
to his destination in Hillsboro the next morning, and helped with the
disassembly of N103MD THANK YOU!

The accident was just as Leon described. I will take the time to write a
more detailed account after I have gotten caught up on the official reports.

Short version:
If you think you might have to go around, you've done enough thinking,
GO AROUND!



BTW, does anyone have an extra GM1 landing gear weldment for a Lancair 235?
This is not the same part as the gear leg on a 320/360.
The one I picked up at Lancair does not fit correctly.

Also, as a side note, the left main wheel ran into a rock hard enough to
fracture the gear leg, but the Tim Ong's TK-5 Debonger was apparently
undamaged. It will be torn down for inspection, though.

The nose gear fork was torn from the end of the hydraulic strut.
All four bolts stripped their threads out of the nuts. The strut also appears to be undamaged except for a small bend at the edge of the flange.

-bob mackey