X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:35:25 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web65402.mail.ac4.yahoo.com ([76.13.9.22] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.12) with SMTP id 3478505 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:53:56 -0500 Received: (qmail 19220 invoked by uid 60001); 5 Feb 2009 19:53:56 -0000 DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=wcOm7yghPfyxzNtYaiF96oyj+fpzqTDnmGw41IMF0DJeyluhzsqpF7gYCWgH+EK2FhZ3xsXxUAkgTOmjZvWsfHniWMtWTAdQfFlm4dhyICPuCDeTb7PtqgcyCK0B/KRqe30aqj238ZdhnSsola8LlYYhTBnX7pljAk8LvV/Or3U=; X-Original-Message-ID: <799296.18066.qm@web65402.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: UZCA2YoVM1l_fLj2Mxk.0W9cYpq.5qhy_wg32VhoBJLjZEr.fAVfWQ4MLQCrUTcfROKL53pLYKT1pgPipWQw9YjwCuVIT1Ypm1X0TrdFg.49nykxc2uxhXiAnFI4iw9W1l.AgF1uACI_L5FFD2EVk921whDSGVzAAxJgRfEbpYHM7G9kwLnrsyOjzlMj4ciqS52rzrjVOQOVya7tfDeH9chSp19k77LZAMU496s- Received: from [74.34.211.8] by web65402.mail.ac4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:53:56 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.7.289.1 X-Original-Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:53:56 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Reeves Reply-To: mattreeves@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy damaged X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1194309720-1233863636=:18066" --0-1194309720-1233863636=:18066 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is the second incident that I know of with the Legacy canopy open in f= light where the plane was pretty much uncontrollable in such a condition.= =C2=A0=C2=A0 Unfortunately, the one at Sun N Fun did not turn out as good a= s this one.=C2=A0 Sadly, I saw that plane the day before and it was a beaut= y. Maybe it would be good to invent a secondary latching system in case of eme= rgency or failure of the first system, or maybe even one that doesn't latch= except when the first system fails - just some ideas. Is anyone aware of similar incidents in the 320/360?=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have the= forward hinge canopy with rear locking system but do still have the manual= latches that I am now considering installing at least on the sides of the = canopy towards the back - or maybe all 4, not sure. I guess the biggest concern would be AFTER a crash where you had to get out= in a hurry AND the concern that the canopy would not be able to open from = the outside, unless a firefighter had an ax. Congrats on a walking away from this one! Matt --- On Thu, 2/5/09, Bill Hannahan wrote: From: Bill Hannahan Subject: [LML] Legacy damaged To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 11:43 AM A Legacy (N939CB) was damaged last Friday at Longmont Co airport, LMO, around 6 PM , almost dark. The pilot David Williams of Wonderview, escaped without injury. =C2=A0=20 http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?ID=3D14174 =20 =C2=A0=20 Taking off on 29 the canopy opened. Apparently the plane made a pattern to land on 29. It hit the top edge of an embankment about 15= 0 yd SE of the numbers, 29. The impact tore off the gear. It skimmed across the embankment, through a twisted wire fence, then dropped about 4 ft onto flat ground and skidded to a stop about 100 yd from the initial impact point. =C2=A0=20 Four metal fence posts cut into the wing to the spar and it tore 300=E2=80=99 of wire off the fence. The ground track was parallel to but ab= out 100 feet south of the runway centerline.=20 =C2=A0=20 Two feet lower and it would have been a very sudden stop against the embankment. =20 Bill Hannahan =20 wfhannahan@yahoo.com =0A=0A=0A --0-1194309720-1233863636=:18066 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This is the second incident that I know of wi= th the Legacy canopy open in flight where the plane was pretty much uncontr= ollable in such a condition.   Unfortunately, the one at Sun N Fu= n did not turn out as good as this one.  Sadly, I saw that plane the d= ay before and it was a beauty.

Maybe it would be good to invent a se= condary latching system in case of emergency or failure of the first system= , or maybe even one that doesn't latch except when the first system fails -= just some ideas.

Is anyone aware of similar incidents in the 320/36= 0?   I have the forward hinge canopy with rear locking system but= do still have the manual latches that I am now considering installing at l= east on the sides of the canopy towards the back - or maybe all 4, not sure= .

I guess the biggest concern would be AFTER a crash where you had t= o get out in a hurry AND the concern that the canopy would not be able to op= en from the outside, unless a firefighter had an ax.

Congrats on a w= alking away from this one!

Matt

--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Bill H= annahan <wfhannahan@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Bill Hannahan <wfhannahan@yahoo.com>
Subject: [LML] = Legacy damaged
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Thursday, February 5, = 2009, 11:43 AM

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A Legacy (N939CB) was damage= d last Friday at Longmont Co airport, LMO, around 6 PM , almost dark. The pilot David Williams of Wonderview, escaped without injury.

 

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http://www.timescall.com/News= _Story.asp?ID=3D14174

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Taking off on 29 the canopy opened. Apparently the p= lane made a pattern to land on 29. It hit the top edge of an embankment about 15= 0 yd SE of the numbers, 29. The impact tore off the gear. It skimmed across the embankment, through a twisted wire fence, then dropped about 4 ft onto flat ground and skidded to a stop about 100 yd from the initial impact point.

 

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Four metal fence posts cut into the wing to the spar= and it tore 300=E2=80=99 of wire off the fence. The ground track was parallel to but ab= out 100 feet south of the runway centerline.

 

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Two feet lower and it would have been a very sudden = stop against the embankment.


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Bill Hannahan


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