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Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy down in Geraldton, Western Australia
From: Gary Weeks <g.weeks550@gmail.com>
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Not quiet right Fred.

VH-ALP has the standard canopy hinged from the front. I am not certain if
it was or wasn't a training flight, but hear there was only one on board.

The aircraft can be flown safely with the canopy unlatched as it trails in
the slip stream. It would however be very distracting and noisy.

If in fact it was an unlocked canopy that caused this accident it is not
the first Legacy to be lost in that manner. Oshkosh about 3 years ago saw a
similar accident.

I hope Gerry recovers from the terrible burns he has received.

Gary Weeks


On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Frederick Moreno <
frederickmoreno@bigpond.com> wrote:

>    A friend sent me the news report and just called after phoning
> contacts he knows at the Geraldton Airport which is about 200 miles north
> of Perth on the Coast.  An imported US-built Legacy crashed shortly after
> take off, rolled on impact and burned.  It was a training mission, first
> report is crew badly injured.  Airport personnel were very quickly at the
> crash site.
>
> My friend learned in subsequent phone calls that while Legacy aircraft
> have the canopy hinged at the front, this one had the canopy hinged at the
> BACK (mistake number one).  At about 200 feet it popped open, but did not
> break off and so created huge drag and probably blanked the vertical
> stabilizer and rudder.  Pilot attempted to turn back to the runway (mistake
> number two).  Sink rate soared during the turn and the plane went down.
>
> Two huge mistakes in a row.  It beggars belief.
>
> Fred Moreno
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Not quiet right Fred.<div><br></div><div><span class=3D"" =
style>VH</span>-ALP has the standard canopy hinged from the front. I am not=
 certain if it was or wasn&#39;t a training flight, but hear there was only=
 one on board.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The aircraft can be flown safely with the canopy unlatc=
hed as it trails in the slip stream. It would however be very distracting a=
nd noisy.</div><div><br></div><div>If in fact it was an unlocked canopy tha=
t caused this accident it is not the first Legacy to be lost in that manner=
. Oshkosh about 3 years ago saw a similar accident.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I hope Gerry recovers from the terrible burns he has re=
ceived.</div><div><br></div><div>Gary Weeks</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:32 PM,=
 Frederick Moreno <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:frederickmoreno@b=
igpond.com" target=3D"_blank">frederickmoreno@bigpond.com</a>&gt;</span> wr=
ote:<br>
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<div>A friend sent me the news report and just called after phoning contact=
s he knows at the Geraldton Airport which is about 200 miles north of Perth=
 on the Coast.=A0 An imported US-built Legacy crashed shortly after take of=
f, rolled on impact=A0and burned.=A0 It was a training mission, first repor=
t is crew badly injured.=A0 Airport personnel were very quickly at the cras=
h site. </div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>My friend learned in subsequent phone calls that while Legacy aircraft=
 have the canopy hinged at the front, this one had the canopy hinged at the=
 BACK (mistake number one).=A0 At about 200 feet it popped open, but did no=
t break off and so created huge drag and probably blanked the vertical stab=
ilizer and rudder.=A0 Pilot attempted to turn back to the runway (mistake n=
umber two).=A0 Sink rate soared during the turn and the plane went down. </=
div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>Two huge mistakes in a row.=A0 It beggars belief. </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Fred Moreno</div></div></td></tr>
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