X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:29:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3039607 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:15:10 -0400 Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.4.) id q.bf1.328247a7 (39331) for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:15:09 -0400 (EDT) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:15:08 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Bob Mackey-(UNINJURED)-down in Central Oregon X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1216865708" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 34 X-Spam-Flag:NO -------------------------------1216865708 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob, Well said-- very glad you are OK! Jeff In a message dated 7/23/2008 9:03:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, n103md@yahoo.com writes: Thanks to all who called or wrote to check on me. And thanks to Leon for de-sensationalizing the news report. Leon also delivered my passenger to his destination in Hillsboro the next morning, and helped with the disassembly of N103MD THANK YOU! The accident was just as Leon described. I will take the time to write a more detailed account after I have gotten caught up on the official reports. Short version: If you think you might have to go around, you've done enough thinking, GO AROUND! BTW, does anyone have an extra GM1 landing gear weldment for a Lancair 235? This is not the same part as the gear leg on a 320/360. The one I picked up at Lancair does not fit correctly. Also, as a side note, the left main wheel ran into a rock hard enough to fracture the gear leg, but the Tim Ong's TK-5 Debonger was apparently undamaged. It will be torn down for inspection, though. The nose gear fork was torn from the end of the hydraulic strut. All four bolts stripped their threads out of the nuts. The strut also appears to be undamaged except for a small bend at the edge of the flange. -bob mackey -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) -------------------------------1216865708 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bob,

Well said-- very glad you are OK!
 
Jeff
 
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Thanks to all who called or wrote to check on me. And thanks=20= to=20 Leon for
de-sensationalizing the news report. Leon also delivered my=20 passenger
to his destination in Hillsboro the next morning, and helped=20= with=20 the
disassembly of N103MD THANK YOU!

The accident was just as Le= on=20 described. I will take the time to write a
more detailed account after=20= I=20 have gotten caught up on the official reports.

Short version:
If= you=20 think you might have to go around, you've done enough thinking,
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BTW, does anyone have an extra GM1 landing gear=20 weldment for a Lancair 235?
This is not the same part as the gear leg o= n a=20 320/360.
The one I picked up at Lancair does not fit=20 correctly.

Also, as a side note, the left main wheel ran into a roc= k=20 hard enough to
fracture the gear leg, but the Tim Ong's TK-5 Debonger w= as=20 apparently
undamaged. It will be torn down for inspection,=20 though.

The nose gear fork was torn from the end of the hydraulic=20 strut.
All four bolts stripped their threads out of the nuts. The strut= =20 also appears to be undamaged except for a small bend at the edge of the=20 flange.

-bob mackey


     

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