Jay Honeck wrote:
So I was at our airport commission meeting tonight when the tornado
sirens went off. We had noticed the skies becoming black, but were all
too wrapped up in talk of paving taxiways to pay much heed.


Hell of a story Jay. We here in Central IL had a taste of that same
storm system. Back home in Lincoln(KAAA - where the plane lives) a
tornado hit the North eastern part of the city which just so happens to
be where the airport is. I rode my motorcycle down there earlier
Thursday afternoon to check on the new canopy cover we had just bought.
The old windows in the 67 Hawk must not be sealed too tight anymore and
while sitting on the ramp it was taking in a tiny bit of water in the
baggage compartment. It was windy as all get out Thursday afternoon so
I tightened the cover and also made sure the tiedowns were tight. Good
thing too.
About 1:30am today I get a call from my aunt and uncle who live across
the road from the airport. After the storm had passed they went outside
to survey the damage and saw a fire truck with lights on over at the
airport. Knowing our plane was sitting out on the ramp they went over
to take a look. They called me to report that everything looked fine,
except our new cover had torn. We were the lucky ones. A Cessna 210
parked 4 spots down had been "moved" by mother nature across the
taxiway and ended a few feet away from a Huey on static display.
Incidentally the Huey's windshield was popped out on the pilot's side.
Dont know if something hit it and popped it out or what. It's possible
that the 210 may have hit it. Looks like the wind T was also picked up
off its pivot and set down beside it.
Anyways, the fire dept. was out there spraying foam on the 210 because
it was laying on the left wing and fuel was leaking. As I left the
airport today they were in the process of jacking the 210 up and
trailering it. Looks like the prop is bent, the left wing tip is bent
and busted up and it looks like the cowling is dented as well. The nose
gear looks to be broken as well. I've posted some pictures on my
website.
You can try this link:
http://www.brockboss.net/gallery/iga...m+damage\&page

We're under a tornado watch right now.
Looks like summer 2006 might be a wild ride here in the midwest!

Brock Boss
SP - N3916R
KAAA