X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost05.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.105] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2738412 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:49:12 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.105; envelope-from=keltro@att.net Received: from fwebmail18.isp.att.net ([207.115.9.158]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc05) with SMTP id <20080220164832H0500d9f5ue>; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:48:32 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [207.115.9.158] Received: from [64.250.199.2] by fwebmail18.isp.att.net; Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:48:31 +0000 From: "Kelly Troyer" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: Gaylen Okay? Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:48:31 +0000 Message-Id: <022020081648.22133.47BC59DE000364540000567522230703629B0A02D29B9B0EBF019D9B040A05@att.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 30 2007) X-Authenticated-Sender: a2VsdHJvQGF0dC5uZXQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_22133_1203526111_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_22133_1203526111_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Gaylen, Most important is you flew the airplane all the way and made sound decisions !! Great job and glad you are safe and uninjured !! Best Regards, -- Kelly Troyer "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold -------------- Original message from "Gaylen Lerohl" : -------------- > I can flesh out the accident report a bit. After a normal runup and > take-off roll on Runway 31 the engine failed about midfield. The airport > property comes to a point just SE of the end of the departure end of 31 with > a highway on the east and another on the south side of the airport fence. > The prop wound down in about 2 seconds and stopped. I was too high and fast > to land on the remaining runway and too low to glide beyond the roads off > the end of the runway. Landing straight ahead would have put me on the > road. Turning to the right and getting to the ground as soon as possible to > try to stay within the airport fence seemed my only option. (Yes I know, > landing straight ahead is the only acceptable procedure but dumping it on > the busy road would assure injuries to innocents as well as myself ) > > I rolled in full flaps, put the nose down and rolled about a 50 degree bank. > I held 70 kt to the ground pulling as much turn as I dared to avoid a stall, > attempted to level, touched down right wing low in two feet of snow, and > skidded about 125 feet to a stop 100 feet from the fence. I quickly shut > off the electric busses and exited the airplane. The right wing is bent and > the right fuel tank ruptured. The gear splayed outward but was still > supporting the airplane. Both fuel tank leading edge attach points pulled > free as Van designed them. The five point harness, pulled snug, held me > firmly in place. Crushing of the gear towers absorbed the shock and I had > no injuries. > > The airplane has flown about 80 hours and 20 hours ground running. I have > run diagnostics on the engine and do not know why it failed. The tanks were > full, I had normal fuel pressure as I began the TO roll. The pumps still > maintain fuel pressure. Using the diagnostic modes, there is still ignition > and the injectors click normally. The prop is broken so I haven't attempted > a start. I will not purchase the salvage to rebuild the airplane. I am > fortunate that there were no injuries nor property damage. > > Gaylen Lerohl > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bulent Aliev" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:35 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Gaylen Okay? > > > > NTSB Identification: CHI08CA057. > > The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please > > contact Records Management Division > > 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation > > Accident occurred Sunday, December 30, 2007 in Alexandria, MN > > Aircraft: Lerohl RV-8, registration: N5093F > > Injuries: 1 Uninjured. > > > > The pilot reported that he conducted a preflight and run-up of the > > amateur-built experimental airplane, and he reported that it was > > operating normally. The airplane had climbed to 200 - 300 feet at 90 > > knots when the engine lost power. The pilot executed a forced landing to > > the airport property. The airplane landed hard and the main landing gear > > collapsed. The airplane and engine were inspected but the reason for the > > loss of power was not determined. > > > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_22133_1203526111_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Gaylen,
   Most important is you flew the airplane all the way and made sound decisions !!
   Great job and glad you are safe and uninjured !!
 
 Best Regards,
--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold




-------------- Original message from "Gaylen Lerohl" <lerohl@gctel.net>: --------------


> I can flesh out the accident report a bit. After a normal runup and
> take-off roll on Runway 31 the engine failed about midfield. The airport
> property comes to a point just SE of the end of the departure end of 31 with
> a highway on the east and another on the south side of the airport fence.
> The prop wound down in about 2 seconds and stopped. I was too high and fast
> to land on the remaining runway and too low to glide beyond the roads off
> the end of the runway. Landing straight ahead would have put me on the
> road. Turning to the right and getting to the ground as soon as possible to
> try to stay within the airport fence seemed my only option. (Yes I know,
> landing straight ahead is the only acceptable procedur e but dumping it on
> the busy road would assure injuries to innocents as well as myself )
>
> I rolled in full flaps, put the nose down and rolled about a 50 degree bank.
> I held 70 kt to the ground pulling as much turn as I dared to avoid a stall,
> attempted to level, touched down right wing low in two feet of snow, and
> skidded about 125 feet to a stop 100 feet from the fence. I quickly shut
> off the electric busses and exited the airplane. The right wing is bent and
> the right fuel tank ruptured. The gear splayed outward but was still
> supporting the airplane. Both fuel tank leading edge attach points pulled
> free as Van designed them. The five point harness, pulled snug, held me
> firmly in place. Crushing of the gear towers absorbed the shock and I had
> no injuries.
>
> The airplane has flown about 80 hours and 20 hours ground running. I have
> run diagnostics on t he engine and do not know why it failed. The tanks were
> full, I had normal fuel pressure as I began the TO roll. The pumps still
> maintain fuel pressure. Using the diagnostic modes, there is still ignition
> and the injectors click normally. The prop is broken so I haven't attempted
> a start. I will not purchase the salvage to rebuild the airplane. I am
> fortunate that there were no injuries nor property damage.
>
> Gaylen Lerohl
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bulent Aliev"
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:35 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Gaylen Okay?
>
>
> > NTSB Identification: CHI08CA057.
> > The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please
> > contact Records Management Division
> > 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
> > Accident occurred Sunday, December 30, 2007 in Alexandria, MN
> > Aircraft: Lerohl RV-8, registration: N5093F
> > Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
> >
> > The pilot reported that he conducted a preflight and run-up of the
> > amateur-built experimental airplane, and he reported that it was
> > operating normally. The airplane had climbed to 200 - 300 feet at 90
> > knots when the engine lost power. The pilot executed a forced landing to
> > the airport property. The airplane landed hard and the main landing gear
> > collapsed. The airplane and engine were inspected but the reason for the
> > loss of power was not determined.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
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