X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:26:54 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from yw-out-2324.google.com ([74.125.46.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2847411 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:28:12 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.46.30; envelope-from=akadamson@gmail.com Received: by yw-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 2so823826ywt.7 for ; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:27:22 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:references:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:x-mailer:in-reply-to:thread-index:x-mimeole:sender; b=T4xrpjYXBubLhWOa+4wl5zIxtMsWAx9TdNYXo8BIDkNQiFO3v2dL+VtwAv/QPWyXkCsGp8FCiDlR94n4CHhvtnDWN9P5YUOuTfOacXDEWj5fKcZ2flwx9AibdkShsnyf5xkIepQPOrBjyI4THy+V9OD4B54IUB0Ujc7EMA6Uj3U= Received: by 10.150.146.1 with SMTP id t1mr6540874ybd.29.1208197642729; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:27:22 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from Typhoon ( [76.97.53.219]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q57sm15698930wrq.5.2008.04.14.11.27.21 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:27:21 -0700 (PDT) From: "Alan Adamson" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: Subject: RE: [LML] FYI - News reports of Legacy Down (fatal) @ SNF today X-Original-Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:27:20 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <006601c89e5d$2dc08d00$0501a8c0@highrf.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0067_01C89E3B.A6AEED00" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcieVc5DOO/h5VdKRqCfj6s07HnoaQABqyhA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Original-Sender: Alan Adamson This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C89E3B.A6AEED00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The sad thing about this... obviously, the loss of life... But this airplane has a history, not of an accident, but of it's owners loss. Quick notes. a) if it was indeed N1177M, it was one of the honorable mentions in the SNF awards :( b) it's original owner and builder - Tom Dayon was killed in his 360, just before he went back to Redmond to pick up his interior completed Legacy - this legacy, he never got to fly it complete (I went thru build assist with him - what a great guy) c) Lancair later sold this Legacy as a part of the Dayon estate, and now we now the rest of the story, again assuming the owners name is correct, it would appear that this was N1177M that was destroyed, and the current owner lost. Darn, shame. Condolences to the family...I saw this airplane on the ramp at SNF, saw all the judges signatures on the prop card, knew it was built well...Speculation only cause of wonderment as to what happened.... To all, be careful, these are after all - Experimental aircraft!!! Alan - never knew the current owner, but knew the prior quite well. _____ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Rick titsworth Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:01 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] FYI - News reports of Legacy Down (fatal) @ SNF today It was reported to be a Legacy - but there was a some confusion as to the specific plane (even among the officials)... News articles stated it was a "hunk of twisted, burning steel"... steel airplanes??? I was near the Lancair Tent at the time and the smoke (west of the airport was visable). The airport was closed for about 15 minutes. http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=78169 The news text follows... Lakeland, Florida- 44-year-old Gerald Schkolnik of Bluffton, SC has been identified as the victim in Sunday morning's plane crash. The aircraft took off from the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Polk County. Sheriff's investigators are conducting a death investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration is also on scene trying to determine why the plane crashed. "There is nothing immediately clear as to what may have caused it. Whether or not there was engine trouble, or it hit something, there was nothing in the air that happened," said Polk Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Wilder. "It's a mystery right now as to why it went down." The two seat Lancair Legacy crashed around 11:15 a.m. Sunday morning about three quarters of a mile southwest of the runway near the 4400 block of Hamilton Road. It was not immediately clear if the pilot was the only one on board. Witnesses described seeing a large plume of dark smoke immediately after the plane made impact. The crash caused a small brush fire which was quickly contained after fire rescue crews arrived. -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01C89E3B.A6AEED00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The sad thing about this... obviously, the loss of life... But = this=20 airplane has a history, not of an accident, but of it's owners=20 loss.
 
Quick=20 notes.
 
a) if it was=20 indeed N1177M, it was one of the honorable mentions in the SNF awards=20 :(
b) it's=20 original owner and builder - Tom Dayon was killed in his 360, just = before he=20 went back to Redmond to pick up his interior completed Legacy - this = legacy, he=20 never got to fly it complete (I went thru build assist with him - what a = great=20 guy)
c) Lancair=20 later sold this Legacy as a part of the Dayon estate, and now we now the = rest of=20 the story, again assuming the owners name is correct, it would appear = that this=20 was N1177M that was destroyed, and the current owner = lost.
 
Darn,=20 shame.  Condolences to the family...I saw this airplane on the ramp = at SNF,=20 saw all the judges signatures on the prop card, knew it was built=20 well...Speculation only cause of wonderment as to what=20 happened....
 
To all, be=20 careful, these are after all - Experimental = aircraft!!!
 
Alan - never=20 knew the current owner, but knew the prior quite = well.

From: Lancair Mailing List=20 [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Rick=20 titsworth
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:01 AM
To:=20 lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] FYI - News reports of = Legacy Down=20 (fatal) @ SNF today


It was reported to be a Legacy - but there was a = some confusion as to=20 the specific plane (even among the officials)...  News articles = stated it=20 was a "hunk of twisted, burning steel"... steel airplanes???

I was near the Lancair Tent at the time and the smoke (west of the = airport=20 was visable).  The airport was closed for about 15 minutes.  =

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=3D78169=  =20 The news text follows...

Lakeland, Florida— 44-year-old Gerald Schkolnik of Bluffton, = SC has been=20 identified as the victim in Sunday morning's plane crash.

The aircraft took off from the Sun ‘n = Fun Fly-In at=20 the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Polk County. Sheriff’s = investigators=20 are conducting a death investigation. The Federal Aviation = Administration is=20 also on scene trying to determine why the plane crashed.

“There is nothing immediately clear as to what may have = caused it. Whether=20 or not there was engine trouble, or it hit something, there was = nothing in the=20 air that happened,” said Polk Sheriff’s Office spokesman = Scott Wilder. “It’s a=20 mystery right now as to why it went down.”

The two seat Lancair Legacy crashed around 11:15 a.m. Sunday = morning=20 about three quarters of a mile southwest of the runway near the 4400 = block of=20 Hamilton Road. It was not immediately clear if the pilot was the only = one on=20 board.

Witnesses described seeing a large plume of dark smoke immediately = after=20 the plane made impact. The crash caused a small brush fire which was = quickly=20 contained after fire rescue crews arrived.

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