In a message dated 4/16/2007 8:05:53 PM Central Daylight Time,
kevin@airforcemechanical.com writes:
Both
seam to be engine failures. So sad....
My condolences to the families and
friends.
Don't be so certain about both being engine failures. The 320 in Nebraska
does not say it is an engine failure just that the egnine slowed then speeded up
and then the pilot spun it in. Conclusion?
The Legacy crashed on its first flight. There were reports of erratic
engine operation from eyewitnesses but the same was true of Dave Hickman's crash
last year and the Chelton data in Hickman's accident showed the fuel flow was
dialed up so high (greater than 50 gph) the engine could not run. Remember you
must set up your fuel system correctly to operate safely before first flight.
TCM has a service bulletin on this.
Don't jump to conclusions before the evidence is in.
Regards,
Jeff Edwards
LIVP N619SJ