BLUE MAX Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 http://www.wxii12.com/news/14831381/detail.html THERE ARE PICTURES ON THIS SITE AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL SEE THE FIREWALL AND HEADRESTS...WHAT A SHAME FOR THE PILOT Quote Tom McCormick http://tomslongez.com Almost done the nose section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Zeitlin Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 http://www.wxii12.com/news/14831381/detail.html THERE ARE PICTURES ON THIS SITE AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL SEE THE FIREWALL AND HEADRESTS...WHAT A SHAME FOR THE PILOT Judging from the pictures, this was an AeroCanard, and although the pictures do not show an "N" number, there is one AeroCanard (N199JW) registered in Statesville, NC to John Wootton. Condolences to the pilot's family - hopefully the NTSB will be able to determine what happened so that we can learn from this tragedy. Quote Marc J. Zeitlin Burnside Aerospace marc_zeitlin@alum.mit.edu www.cozybuilders.org copyright © 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplafleur Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 The story reports that part of the canopy got entangled in the prop???? Quote Mike LaFLeur - Cozy MkIV #1155N68ML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Hicks Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Owner/Pilot: TOUKOLA, RISTO A AeroCanard N199JW built by John Wooten Quote Wayne Hicks Cozy IV Plans #678 http://www.ez.org/pages/waynehicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waiter Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 One of the ground witnesses said something about part of the canopy cover getting tangled in the prop. ????? From the photo (very poor quality), it appears as if it was a nose first vertical impact!!!. very sad. Waiter Quote F16 performance on a Piper Cub budget LongEZ, 160hp, MT CS Prop, Downdraft cooling, Full retract visit: www.iflyez.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMann Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 It all seems to make sense now: According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, witnesses reported that they observed the canopy open, as the airplane lifted off the ground. As the airplane climbed to about 100 feet above the runway, a fabric cover exited the cockpit, and went through the wooden propeller. The airplane continued to climb slowly, and subsequently impacted trees and the ground. Both wings separated during the impact sequence. The FAA inspector noted that a shredded fabric cover, and 1-foot sections of each propeller blade tip were located near the runway 3,000-foot marker. All other portions of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site, which was located just beyond the airport property line. Quote T Mann - Loooong-EZ/20B Infinity R/G Chpts 18 Velocity/RG N951TM Mann's Airplane Factory We add rocket's to everything! 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, 14, 19, 20 Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Erickson Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 It all seems to make sense now:So what makes sense? the canopy was not latched and when it opened the cover was sucked out and went thur the prop? Quote Evolultion Eze RG -a two place side by side-200 Knots on 200 HP. A&P / pilot for over 30 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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