Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 20:39:07 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [199.185.220.223] (HELO priv-edtnes28.telusplanet.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.4) with ESMTP id 2604059 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 20:37:47 -0400 Received: from GLLAPTOP ([142.59.189.32]) by priv-edtnes28.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.17 201-253-122-126-117-20021021) with SMTP id <20030926003745.WKR21420.priv-edtnes28.telusplanet.net@GLLAPTOP> for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:37:45 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <006301c383c6$a5b37270$3e01a8c0@doctorseyecare.ab.ca> From: "Gerry Leinweber" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Engiine Mount X-Original-Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:39:30 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 To The List. No time to fill in the details, will do later to help with group education and knowledgebase but the nose strut on my IV-P which has been a problem area with oil leaks, and losing gas pressure, (we had it back to the factory for repairs, etc) BUT NOW finally it really bit me. Bottom line, a few days ago, at Victoria, BC (CYYJ) made a perfectly smooth landing (one of my best ever I was first thinking), until when I let the nose gear down, it was like I was landing on a washboard. I thought I had a flat front tire. Tried to pull back on the stick to take pressure off the nose gear, no joy. Thought about braking hard as per my training for flat, but then thought that that would put more pressure on the nose gear, so chose to let the plane slow itself down and reported to tower I might have a flat tire. Lots of bumps later, came to stop, had good control at all times, and taxied off, made it to a run-up bay and shut down. Got out, no flat tire, but gas strut on nose gear was right down. Tower arranged to have a couple of AME's come out with a nitrogen tank and they pumped up the strut, and I taxied in. Things felt a little mushy. Did an inspection next day, and found the run along the washboard with the strut not doing it's shock absorber, broke off the front crossmember of the engine mount. With both cowls off, it was clear the actual nose gear was bent, and there are enough bends and twists in the engine mount that is it best to get a new one. Called Vern, but he is right out of engine mounts and does not expect any for a week or maybe even two (or does that mean even more?). If anyone out on the list has a engine mount for the TSIO-550E, please email me directly gerry@doctorseyecare.ab.ca with contact numbers and I will call you. With the conversions going on to turbines, I might just get lucky and get my bird airborne without too much delay. Gerry Leinweber C-GLFP (grounded until new engine mount)