X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.228] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with ESMTP id 5623214 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 07:39:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.228; envelope-from=wschertz@comcast.net Received: from omta16.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.72]) by qmta15.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id SBcN1j0011ZMdJ4AFBfBRv; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:39:11 +0000 Received: from WschertzPC ([24.217.88.242]) by omta16.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id SBeq1j00D5DjfAG8cBevWU; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:39:06 +0000 Message-ID: <52E2B90AFBB74D85A7D5DE843B42703C@WschertzPC> From: "Bill Schertz" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] One rotary down and out Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 06:38:48 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01CD51D4.028A3120" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01CD51D4.028A3120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeff, First, kudos for keeping your cool and flying the plane all the way to = the ground =E2=80=93 glad you are okay. Second, I am not familiar with the =E2=80=98push-lock connector=E2=80=99 = fitting that you referred to, is it simply hose over a barbed fitting? Third, what is the model of the plane you had the rotary in? Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase one testing Completed From: Jeff Whaley=20 Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 5:52 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] One rotary down and out Sorry to post bad news guys but need to share this with you form a = safety perspective. Anyway what happened ... engine failure, prop stopped went into a corn = field and flipped over. I have 2 fuel pumps; decided to turn 1 off, when I did the engine quit - = pump back on okay - repeated same result. 5 miles from home base I headed back, radioed inbound, 1 minute later I = thought I smelled fuel and another 1 minute later the engine quit. = Trimmed the airplane, mayday and glided straight ahead. Lots of corn and = a few soya bean fields around but didn't want to land in them, saw a = gravel road and turned to line up on it, pulled on full flaps for = minimum landing speed, when I turned final there was a huge elm tree on = the right edge at my expected touch down point, so at 100' I turned left = into the field which was corn ... everything was going great until I hit = the corn. Thankfully the seats belts and shoulder harnesses did their = job; upside down I released the belts and got out of there fast. Walked out, phoned police and after they arrived authorities wanted the = ELT shut off so we walked back to the airplane; when I got there I saw = oil all over the bottom of fuselage. Checked engine and found the = oil-out line (push-lock connector) hanging loose. I expect what happened = is when the engine quit and restarted those 2 times that sent a burst of = oil pressure and blew the hose off ... I pushed it back on and it would = not pull back off again. I had heard some guys were putting heat shrink = or other back-up systems on these connectors; I wish now I had used a = simple stainless worm clamp. Engine and redrive will be toast, airplane = is substantially damaged ... I'll salvage what I can. Jeff This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for = the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. = Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received = this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may = correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message. = Thank you. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01CD51D4.028A3120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Jeff,
First, kudos for keeping your cool and flying the plane all the way = to the=20 ground =E2=80=93 glad you are okay.
 
Second, I am not familiar with the =E2=80=98push-lock = connector=E2=80=99 fitting that you=20 referred to, is it simply hose over a barbed fitting?
 
Third, what is the model of the plane you had the rotary in?
 
Bill=20 Schertz
KIS Cruiser #4045
N343BS
Phase one testing = Completed
 
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 5:52 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] One rotary down and = out
 

Sorry to post bad news guys but need to share this with you form a = safety=20 perspective.

 

Anyway what happened ... engine failure, prop stopped went into a = corn field=20 and flipped over.
I have 2 fuel pumps; decided to turn 1 off, when I = did the=20 engine quit - pump back on okay - repeated same result.
5 miles from = home=20 base I headed back, radioed inbound, 1 minute later I thought I smelled = fuel and=20 another 1 minute later the engine quit. Trimmed the airplane, mayday and = glided=20 straight ahead. Lots of corn and a few soya bean fields around but = didn't want=20 to land in them, saw a gravel road and turned to line up on it, pulled = on full=20 flaps for minimum landing speed, when I turned final there was a huge = elm tree=20 on the right edge at my expected touch down point, so at 100' I turned = left into=20 the field which was corn ... everything was going great until I hit the=20 corn.  Thankfully the seats belts and shoulder harnesses did their = job;=20 upside down I released the belts and got out of there fast.

 

Walked out, phoned police and after they arrived authorities wanted = the ELT=20 shut off so we walked back to the airplane; when I got there I saw oil = all over=20 the bottom of fuselage. Checked engine and found the oil-out line = (push-lock=20 connector) hanging loose. I expect what happened is when the engine quit = and=20 restarted those 2 times that sent a burst of oil pressure and blew the = hose off=20 ... I pushed it back on and it would not pull back off again. I had = heard some=20 guys were putting heat shrink or other back-up systems on these = connectors; I=20 wish now I had used a simple stainless worm clamp.  Engine and = redrive will=20 be toast, airplane is substantially damaged ... I'll salvage what I=20 can.
Jeff

This message, and the documents attached = hereto, is=20 intended only for the addressee and may contain privileged or = confidential=20 information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you = have=20 received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we = may=20 correct our internal records. Please then delete the original message. = Thank=20 you. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01CD51D4.028A3120--