There was a similar 6A landing accident here
in central Texas
just a few weeks ago with a worse outcome. When the nose wheel sank into
some soft soil, the nut on the front caught, bending the nose gear back, flipping
the airplane onto its back. Needless to say, there wasn’t much left
that was airworthy.
Mark S.
Lancair ES (large nosewheel)
From: Rotary motors in
aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of DLOMHEIM@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005
5:30 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Ed's
Brakes...
> "But, with a training wheel up
front, you can reallllllyyyyy get on the binders hard without worry".
Not wishing in anyway to "nit
pick" the above statement but simply wanting RVers
with "A" models to remember that getting onto the binders too
hard on grass could end up ruining your day. About two years
ago a local pilot landed his 8A on a grass strip with some dips in
it. He possibly was a bit too hot and also long with the
result that he really got onto the "binders" which then
caused the nose to squat down. Simultaneously to this the
nose wheel encountered a shallow depression resulting in
the nose gear bending back and prop striking the soft ground. Needles
to say his flying ended for a next few days until he ordered in a new
front gear leg, repaired his front wheel fairing, and installed a new
prop.