X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.2) with ESMTP id 960190 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 23 May 2005 00:48:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.66; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm61aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050523044716.RWHS25726.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm61aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Mon, 23 May 2005 00:47:16 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm61aec.bellsouth.net (InterMail vG.1.02.00.01 201-2136-104-101-20040929) with ESMTP id <20050523044716.GNBP1498.ibm61aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 23 May 2005 00:47:16 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: FW: St Elmo accident Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 23:47:42 -0500 Message-ID: <017d01c55f52$8e686350$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_017E_01C55F28.A5925B50" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_017E_01C55F28.A5925B50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 Below is a message I got from a friend who has an RV-7, and is currently = a Navy flight instructor. You should of course take the second hand = account of the accident as such. =20 =20 Rusty =20 =20 =20 =20 Rusty, =20 May be telling you something you already know, but I went to St Elmo = today for gas. I saw all of your friend's plane. The aft body with the = engine and mains as well as the instrument panel were in the hangar by the fuel pump. The rest of the wreckage was about a 100yds to the east in a big = junk pile. I walked out there and saw both wings (mostly undamaged), the = entire cockpit area including the seats, all three tires, doors, etc. I then walked over to the ultralight hangar and talked to some guys in there. = One of them said he witnessed the whole thing. He said the airplane took = off from runway 24 and some ways down the runway the engine quit. He said = the guy then wrapped it up into a tight left hand turn to try to get back to = the runway, but half way through the turn he started coming almost straight down, but in a level attitude and pancaked into the trees. It crashed = into the group of small trees just off the left side of the departure end of = 24. I've been wondering why he wasn't able to glide to a farmer's field = because I know there are a lot of them around St Elmo. Now I know why. I feel terrible, seems so senseless, but I guess the urge to turn back and save = the plane can be a powerful one. This should have ended in an off-field = landing with only bruised egos. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_017E_01C55F28.A5925B50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
Below is a message I got from a friend who = has an RV-7,=20 and is currently a Navy flight instructor.   You should of = course take=20 the second hand account of the accident as such. =20
 
Rusty
 
 
 
 
 Rusty,
 
May be telling you something you = already know, but=20 I went to St Elmo today for gas.  I saw all of your friend's = plane. =20 The aft body with the engine and mains as well as the instrument panel = were in=20 the hangar by the fuel pump.  The rest of the wreckage was about a = 100yds=20 to the east in a big junk pile.  I walked out there and saw both = wings=20 (mostly undamaged), the entire cockpit area including the seats, all = three=20 tires, doors, etc.    I then walked over to the = ultralight hangar=20 and talked to some guys in there.  One of them said he witnessed = the whole=20 thing.  He said the airplane took off from runway 24 and some ways = down the=20 runway the engine quit.  He said the guy then wrapped it up into a = tight=20 left hand turn to try to get back to the runway, but half way through = the turn=20 he started coming almost straight down, but in a level attitude and = pancaked=20 into the trees.  It crashed into the group of small trees just off = the left=20 side of the departure end of 24.  I've been wondering why he wasn't = able to=20 glide to a farmer's field because I know there are a lot of them around = St=20 Elmo.  Now I know why.  I feel terrible, seems so = senseless, but=20 I guess the urge to turn back and save the plane can be a powerful = one. =20 This should have ended in an off-field landing with only bruised=20 egos.
 
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