X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:25:00 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.190.154] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTP id 6304869 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:07:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.190.154; envelope-from=peterpawaviation@hotmail.com Received: from BAY152-W8 ([65.54.190.189]) by bay0-omc3-s16.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Mon, 3 Jun 2013 11:07:20 -0700 X-TMN: [JveEsTaSDpcYqvcGRJA/wUap0DxXGq+x] X-Originating-Email: [peterpawaviation@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: peterpawaviation@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_84b44c41-6e6c-4b55-9127-9cf04b2dcf85_" From: PETER WILLIAMS X-Original-To: "lml@lancaironline.net" Subject: ACCIDENT INFORMATION IS USEFUL X-Original-Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 14:07:19 -0400 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Jun 2013 18:07:20.0488 (UTC) FILETIME=[30BC3280:01CE6085] --_84b44c41-6e6c-4b55-9127-9cf04b2dcf85_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ACCIDENT INFORMATION IS USEFUL While my 4P was being worked on a read about an accident. WHAT HAPPENED the pilot was ferrying the Lancair IV or IVP for the owner=3B he topped the= tanks and did his flight planning He ran out of gas short of the intended airport and died in the emergency l= anding. he should have had enough fuel and the gages showed fuel available.(and we can assume that according = to fuel flow and time=2C he perceived that he still had fuel in the tanks) his head hit the panel WHY during the build of the wings a passage between portions of a tank was not = open as per the plans=3B it should have been. thus there was about 14 gallons that was not available= from that tank. the pilot had unhooked his shoulder belt to operate the fuel selector switc= h mounted on the floor. THE PILOT=20 was an experienced Lancair Pilot and an Airline pilot. Many hours and much = experience. MY SOLUTION 1. I had inertia reel shoulder belts installed in my plane prior to my fir= st flight in the plane 2. on the first long trip going south=2C we ran one tank dry 2a. on the trip north we ran the other tank dry 3. in both cases we carefully filled the tanks and learned how much fuel th= e plane would hold and=20 that all the fuel was available to the engine. (not just in the tank) i sat on one wing tip while we filled the last bit of fuel into the wi= ngs. this usually yields an additional=20 1.6 gallons in the tanks ERGO I now know that my plane can hold 109 gallons in the wing tanks=3B thus i s= et my fuel Totalizator at 106 gallons. I am not likely ever to be as experienced as the pilot of this accident=2C = but i can use the information to insulate myself from the problems that he = encountered.=20 so this is how i have benefited from this accident report=3B sad that a pil= ot was lost and sad for our community=2C a black mark on our airplanes FINALLY A SOBERING THOUGHT (the data is a little old=2C but significant none the less) as of Jan 2011 the following figures Lancair 4=2C 4P & 4PT=20 Flying airplanes 297 Airplanes destroyed 56 that is 16% of the signed off airplanes being destroyed in a untimely fashi= on. THE ANSWER Training=2C Training=2C Training and reasonable limits of your flying (for example: runway lengths=2C VFR ceiling & vis. requirements. Personal = IFR limits) Annual proficiency flights with a LOBO instructor would be beneficial fly safe and never stop learning peter = --_84b44c41-6e6c-4b55-9127-9cf04b2dcf85_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
ACCIDENT INFORMATION IS USEFUL

While my 4P was being worked on a read = about an accident.
WHAT= HAPPENED<= br>
the pilot was= ferrying the Lancair IV or IVP for the owner=3B he topped the tanks and di= d his flight planning
He ran out of gas short of the intended airport and died in the emerge= ncy landing.
fuel and the gages showed fuel available.(and we can assume that accordi= ng to fuel flow and time=2C he perceived that he still had fuel in the tank= s)

= his head h= it the panel
= WHY=

during the build of the wing= s a passage between portions of a tank was not open as per the plans=3B
it should have been.= thus there was about 14 gallons that was not available from that tank.

the pilot had unhooked his= shoulder belt to operate the fuel selector switch mounted on the floor.

THE PILOT

was an experienced Lancair Pilot and = an Airline pilot. Many hours and much experience.

MY SOLUTION

1. =3B I had inertia reel shoulder belts installed in m= y plane prior to my first flight in the plane

2. on the first long trip going south=2C we ran one= tank dry<= br>2a. on = the trip north we ran the other tank dry
3. in both cases we carefully filled the tanks and = learned how much fuel the plane would hold and
 =3B =3B =3B =3B that all th= e fuel was available to the engine. (not just in the tank)
 =3B =3B =3B =3B = i sat on one wing tip while we filled the last bit of fuel into the wings. = this usually yields an additional
 =3B =3B =3B =3B 1.6 gallons in the tank= s

<= font style=3D"" color=3D"#2672EC">ERGO

= I now know that my plane can hold 109 gallons in the wing tanks=3B thus i s= et my fuel Totalizator at 106 gallons.

I am not likely ever to be as experienced as the pilot of t= his accident=2C but i can use the information to insulate myself from the problems th= at he encountered.
so this is how i have benefited from this accident r= eport=3B sad that a pilot was lost and sad for our community=2C =3B a b= lack mark on our airplanes

FINALLY A SOBERING THOUGHT

(the data is a little old=2C but significant none the less)<= font style=3D"" color=3D"#AC193D" face=3D"Comic Sans MS">

as of Jan 2011 the following= figuresLancair = 4=2C 4P &=3B 4PT

Fl= ying airplanes =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B = =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B 297
Airplanes destroyed&= nbsp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nbs= p=3B 56
that is 16% of = the signed off airplanes being destroyed in a untimely fashion.

THE ANSWER

Training=2C Training=2C Training
and reasonable limits of you= r flying =3B= (for example: runway lengths=2C VFR ceiling &=3B vis. requirements. Pers= onal IFR limits)
Annual proficiency flights with a LOBO instructor would be benefi= cial
fly safe= and never stop learning




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