On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:49:58 -0700, John Ammeter
wrote:

A friend of mine is building a Lancair 4P and knew the pilot of the
airplane. He says the prop wasn't "lost"... probably just blew the
forward seal.

John


and you know what causes that?

a blocked breather tube.

my aircraft had a cheap tube made from auto heater tube.
trouble is it isnt fuel proof and had softened to the point of closing
over with airloads.
I replaced it with the proper tube and it is still in pristine
condition 10 years later. ...for all of $20.

lets hope it wasnt a dumb mistake that took someones life.

Stealth Pilot