X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.6) with ESMTP id 5623537 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:28:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=QKPqt33L c=1 sm=0 a=g3L/TDsr+eNLfIieSKfGkw==:17 a=AHkS0RJitIMA:10 a=znr2xq9hfD8A:10 a=05ChyHeVI94A:10 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=oCcaPWc0AAAA:8 a=AT9bRh-lYuC8IYfd8nkA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=on22okXAAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=4iPpuvdMGptXO4PLKBsA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=at0Q5_2dr5wA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=g3L/TDsr+eNLfIieSKfGkw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 174.110.170.10 Received: from [174.110.170.10] ([174.110.170.10:56963] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge04.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id EA/B8-00375-A3C57EF4; Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:28:11 +0000 Message-ID: <5EE021463F61448390817F11C95340DE@EdPC> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] One rotary down and out Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2012 14:28:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01CD5215.947A5B50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01CD5215.947A5B50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeff, the good news is that you are able to relate the bad news, the bad = news, is of course, your damaged aircraft. Very glad you are OK. Ed From: Jeff Whaley=20 Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 6:52 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.=20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2180 / Virus Database: 2437/5090 - Release Date: = 06/24/12 ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01CD5215.947A5B50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Jeff, the good news is that you are able to = relate the bad=20 news, the bad news, is of course, your damaged aircraft.  Very glad = you are=20 OK.
 
Ed
 
 

From: Jeff Whaley
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 6:52 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=20 fuel and another 1 minute later the engine quit. Trimmed the airplane, = mayday=20 and glided straight ahead. Lots of corn and a few soya bean fields = around but=20 didn't want to land in them, saw a gravel road and turned to line up on = it,=20 pulled on full flaps for minimum landing speed, when I turned final = there was a=20 huge elm tree on the right edge at my expected touch down point, so at = 100' I=20 turned left into the field which was corn ... everything was going great = until I=20 hit the corn.  Thankfully the seats belts and shoulder = harnesses did=20 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=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.

No virus found in this=20 message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 2012.0.2180 / = Virus=20 Database: 2437/5090 - Release Date: 06/24/12

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