X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:45:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm28.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([66.94.237.93] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.4) with ESMTPS id 6174600 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:37:11 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.94.237.93; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from [66.94.237.199] by nm28.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Apr 2013 18:36:37 -0000 Received: from [98.139.244.51] by tm10.access.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Apr 2013 18:36:37 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp113.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Apr 2013 18:36:37 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 90195.75012.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: pOlUoCEVM1nCeInjaxglfY_InZsWNUbBUhIuNwMBeWbaye1 x25flb_qVhUBY1bfYt6FhhdS9RfpyGzEyb3TOTKaG_9DwTRGj_9ZCRIUQr7K HL_JAKumysVMHEwYAjV7GxdBhbFhNMngsBy4_7zo4H0X.2PRR7iR2CjqsqnS jsVP7OLLwqA0AMlYyvK4pLTcBnub9v.sWO.u.HFhT75SDhnrQuGvE14.buNi XbzS6urtZ2HosaIoqbi.E4rSy.E7x4eYBs2tQ_gc5bkSojJxmlaDhLZ0s4yS RV0f58CC05wD9WLaSnM_mkmFBsxfoO2m8XXhzrDsoRUQ_aMPUW6qdKQS_qRe .gW_2p2.j9zusc_qPJ.oNcLjsWAHNPbX0t.cjPmX2iFYCQFg_gKNth2XNEtG ORshwXBmZ22XuN_KdEvSGInHewICWEngNTVPIXHw2LCFbxUhMirigockND71 C6tD9bN.918rTdIKejWZ2IUKFwBbhgu2JKVSP6z7YaAEIWJaS6KUpGIKrsne QQiAoixvyLFvEiP6c1JYvkJYtUy1GoNSEqMIyqeoSbCFXw_UEV9h5Ibf3jdk GvWMK48mrwg_iKjL0KBDj9ylCfCC8tkP6R5X05q9qTcWge7ToVA-- X-Yahoo-SMTP: gncFbbmswBBF8NfvI5ui22IxJJ5CCB4H6ZgiimJia8BbGK2EyA-- X-Rocket-Received: from Desktop (bbradburry@98.85.110.157 with login) by smtp113.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 01 Apr 2013 11:36:36 -0700 PDT From: "Bill Bradburry" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Freak Accident! X-Original-Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:36:40 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <7C68CFCA190742A3944E609D7EC83F33@Desktop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01CE2EE6.5305FC20" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Ac4u/hNCQ/5gSYe4Rb2UpklBmQxD2wACJwHQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01CE2EE6.5305FC20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit They said that neither of them had their seat belts buckled. I assume that the canopy was originally closed and that it popped open in flight. That would have blanked off the air flow over the horizontal stabilizer which would have eliminated the down force that flight surface provides. The result would have been a possibly violent pitch down which would have floated him out of the cockpit. There was discussion of trying to bring the aircraft under control. That was probably attempt to correct the pitch. One of them was holding on and the other, unfortunately, was not. This accident could happen in a Legacy. Fasten your seat belts! They are not that damned uncomfortable! B2 _____ From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steve Colwell Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 1:27 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Freak Accident! My guess is the canopy popped open. The guy could not reach the handle over his head so he disconnected his seat belt. He raised up in the seat to grab the handle. The aircraft pitched down with negative G and out he went. Just speculating. Steve Colwell Legacy Re: Freak Accident! I should have said, this should not have happened. There are checklists and another instructor in the cockpit that should have caught seen the no seat belt. On Apr 1, 2013, at 4:08 AM, Bill Bradburry wrote: http://www.examiner.com/article/body-of-pilot-found-a-tree-line-not-too-far- off-the-road ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01CE2EE6.5305FC20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

They said that neither of them had = their seat belts buckled.  I assume that the canopy was originally closed = and that it popped open in flight.  That would have blanked off the air = flow over the horizontal stabilizer which would have eliminated the down = force that flight surface provides.  The result would have been a possibly = violent pitch down which would have floated him out of the cockpit.  There = was discussion of trying to bring the aircraft under control.  That was probably attempt to correct the pitch.  One of them was holding on = and the other, unfortunately, was not.

 

This accident could happen in a Legacy.  Fasten your seat belts!  They are not that damned = uncomfortable!

 

B2

 

From: = Lancair Mailing List = [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steve Colwell
Sent: Monday, April 01, = 2013 1:27 PM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Freak = Accident!

 

My guess is = the canopy popped open.  The guy could not reach the handle over his = head so he disconnected his seat belt.  He raised up in the seat to grab = the handle.  The aircraft pitched down with negative G and out he went…  Just speculating.

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Steve = Colwell  Legacy

 <= /o:p>

Re: Freak Accident!

 

I should have said, this should not have happened.  There = are checklists and another instructor in the cockpit that should have caught = seen the no seat belt.

 

 

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