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duanefamly(at)aol.com
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 Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:02 am Post subject: Europa-List: Europa Accident |
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Rick,
This was your plane! Were you flying? Test flight? Anyway, so sorry to hear about this. Sounds like you got between a rock and a hard place trying to get back to the airport. I’m familiar with that area but not the airport in particular.
I got a burn fuel (chemical) burn on my butt from a leaking vent line during my early hours, so I know how bad to stings. You were very lucky there was not ignition source for all that fuel.
The picture says a lot about how hard the landing was. Put the nose gear under and behind the engine. But the engine seemed to have remained attached.
This makes me a little leery. I am planning to join Erich Trombley this July to fly to Oshkosh. I guess I’m gonna make sure to remain over areas of easy access for rescue personnel and equipment.
Touch base when you can.
Mike Duane
Las Vegas, Nevada
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From: Lance Sandford (lsandford(at)westnet.com.au)
Sent: ‎Tuesday‎, ‎April‎ ‎16‎, ‎2019 ‎10‎:‎26‎ ‎PM
To: europa-list(at)matronics.com (europa-list(at)matronics.com)
Email forwarded from Jabiru yahoo group.
Any Europa members in area?
On test flight near KDWA Yolo County Airport The Jabiru engine ceased about ten minutes into the flight. I leveled off at 3000 feet and was cruising along and a 2950rpm when some went bang and I lost power, check everything over and observed that cylinder #5 EGT and CHT were running down. Turned toward the airport about 5 miles away. Engine still running and figured I'd make it OK .
Turn a 2 mile final and the engine ceased! It looked as the aiming spot was in the center of the runway. At 1/2 mile it started moving towards me fast. Looked at the MGL Odyssey and it showed 690 feet. Just then EFIS said I had a traffic at 6 o'clock at 300 feet. I had to make hard decision; continue towards the airport with a plane under me and trees coming up. I made a 90 degrees turn to the left. Picked the worse type on field, plowed with furrows straight in front of me. Tricycle gear airplane. I slipped it because I was too high and over did it. Heading towards a weather station right in front of me. Had to turn more left the back to the furrows, about that time I run out of air. Hit nose first flipped on my back.
I was trapped in the cockpit for one hour with fuel running out the filler neck and leaking down to the center section where I was trapped. Got first degree burns on my belly and down lower. Got a helicopter ride to U.C. Davis. The pilot of the 300 foot airplane was the first of there. He could not up me but the fire volunteer department was on there way.
Will known more later, but reading this blog I'm pretty sure the exhaust valve on #5 failed. Will let you know more when the NTSB tearing the engine down.
Engine G2 3300L 33a2120
first flight June 11. 2011
Total Time 196.9
Rick Stockton
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2019/04/europa-trigear-n120ej-accident-occurred.html
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| Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:13 am Post subject: Europa-List: Europa Accident |
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This is the news report with one pix.
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2019/04/europa-trigear-n120ej-accident-occurred.html
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From: Kingsley Hurst (kingsnjan(at)westnet.com.au)
Sent: ‎Wednesday‎, ‎April‎ ‎17‎, ‎2019 ‎5‎:‎36‎ ‎AM
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--> Europa-List message posted by: Kingsley Hurst <kingsnjan(at)westnet.com.au>
Very sorry to hear of your mishap Rick and do hope your injuries are not
too significant.
Best wishes from Down Under for a speedy recovery.
Kingsley
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