X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.57] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTP id 5085659 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:52:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.57; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from main (unknown [209.105.170.214]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp1.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 609E3291BC7 for ; Mon, 8 Aug 2011 12:51:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <667EEA8E69034BF1A717A2B021AC31C2@main> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Sam Hodge Force landing - All OK Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 11:51:55 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0047_01CC55C1.9244E720" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6109 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01CC55C1.9244E720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good job Sam, straight ahead is always the way to go in that situation. Hope you are flying again soon. Richard Sohn N2071U www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 11:12 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Sam Hodge Force landing - All OK Sam Hodges just called me to tell me about his forced landing after = take off at Paducha on 7 August. Ed K had notified me the day before of = the incident but I wanted to get more details from Sam before reporting. Engine sputtered and quit approx 200-300 ft after take off - Sam = stated he had time to switch from A to B controller - but it made no = difference. It was a hot 97F day. Sam had performed runup before take = off and all appeared OK. Sam made it to a dirt road after the engine quit, but the nose gear = failed and the aircraft also incurred some damage to the wing tips. He = and his spouse Rose were shaken up a bit but bascially OK except for = sore muscles, etc. Sam is meeting FAA guy to go over the aircraft - back at the hangar- = today. =20 As those of you who make it to the Paducha flyin last fall know - Sam = and Rose have a beautifuly Renesis installation in an RV-7A - a really = nice looking package.=20 Sam has been working out the bugs of his installation - wrestling with = temperatures primarily and this flight was to check out the = effectiveness of some of his recent changes. I'm sure Sam will let us know whatever is uncovered pertinent to the = incident. Just great that no one was seriously injured or worst Ed Edward L. Anderson Anderson Electronic Enterprises LLC 305 Reefton Road Weddington, NC 28104 http://www.andersonee.com http://www.eicommander.com ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01CC55C1.9244E720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good job Sam, straight ahead is always = the way to=20 go in that situation.
 
Hope you are flying again = soon.
 
Richard Sohn
N2071U
www.fairpoint.net/~res= 12/home.html
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From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 = 11:12=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Sam Hodge = Force=20 landing - All OK

Sam Hodges just called me to tell me about his = forced=20 landing after take off at Paducha on 7 August.  Ed K had notified = me the=20 day before of the incident but I wanted to get more details from Sam = before=20 reporting.
 
Engine sputtered and quit approx 200-300 ft = after take=20 off -  Sam stated he had time to switch from A to B controller - = but it=20 made no difference.  It was a hot 97F day.  Sam had = performed runup=20 before take off and all appeared OK.
 
Sam made it to a dirt road after the engine = quit, but=20 the nose gear failed and the aircraft also incurred some damage to the = wing=20 tips.  He and his spouse Rose were shaken up a bit but bascially = OK=20 except for sore muscles, etc.
 
Sam is meeting FAA guy to go over the aircraft = - back at=20 the hangar- today. 
 
As those of you who make it to the Paducha = flyin last=20 fall know - Sam and Rose have a beautifuly Renesis installation in an = RV-7A -=20 a really nice looking package.
 
Sam has been working out the bugs of his = installation -=20 wrestling with temperatures primarily and this flight was to check out = the=20 effectiveness of some of his recent changes.
 
I'm sure Sam will let us know whatever is = uncovered=20 pertinent to the incident.
 
Just great that no one was seriously injured = or=20 worst
 
Ed
 
Edward L. Anderson
Anderson Electronic = Enterprises=20 LLC
305 Reefton Road
Weddington, NC 28104
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com
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