In-Flight Engine Failure

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 08:41:44 -0500, "O. Sami Saydjari"
wrote:

Well, it happended. I have owned the plane (Piper Turbo Arrow III) for
3 months and the engine failed during climb out on Tuesday. Altitude
was 4400 feet. Luckily, the engine did not entirely quit and I made it
to an airport within 10 miles.

Glad to hear you made it safely. You are based in Wisconsin, right?
Where was the failure? Northern Wisconsin can be an unforgiving area
for an off-airport landing (miles and miles of dense forests).

(2) Now I am faced with having to have the engine overhauled. Growl!
The engine has brand new cylinders on it (well, they have about 100
hours on them) put on by the previous owner. So, I think we want to do
a custom overall of this particular engine. Does that make sense?

It is too early to tell what you need to do. With that amount of
metal - I would tear the engine down and inspect the crank/bearings,
etc. You may be able to reuse the cylinders.

-Nathan

Glad to hear you made it safely. You are based in Wisconsin, right?

Right. Central Wisconsin.

Where was the failure? Northern Wisconsin can be an unforgiving area
for an off-airport landing (miles and miles of dense forests).


I was on a business trip in Washington D.C., so I was out of a small
airport called Tipton Field (FME). I ended up landing at Gaithersburg.

Tipton (FME) is small? That's a pretty big field. Suburban (W18) which is
about 3 miles away is a small airport (2300'x25' with trees at both ends
and a significant slope to the runway). Tipton, also has more of a big
airport feel with the staff, not nearly as friendly.

"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote:



Glad to hear you made it safely. You are based in Wisconsin, right?

Right. Central Wisconsin.

Where was the failure? Northern Wisconsin can be an unforgiving area
for an off-airport landing (miles and miles of dense forests).


I was on a business trip in Washington D.C., so I was out of a small
airport called Tipton Field (FME). I ended up landing at Gaithersburg.

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--Ray Andraka, P.E.
President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc.
401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950
email
http://www.andraka.com

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Good point. I just meant that it was not a BWI or a tower controller
airport, for example. I should have beem more specific.

-Sami

Ray Andraka wrote:

Tipton (FME) is small? That's a pretty big field. Suburban (W18) which is
about 3 miles away is a small airport (2300'x25' with trees at both ends
and a significant slope to the runway). Tipton, also has more of a big
airport feel with the staff, not nearly as friendly.

"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote:



Glad to hear you made it safely. You are based in Wisconsin, right?

Right. Central Wisconsin.


Where was the failure? Northern Wisconsin can be an unforgiving area
for an off-airport landing (miles and miles of dense forests).


I was on a business trip in Washington D.C., so I was out of a small
airport called Tipton Field (FME). I ended up landing at Gaithersburg.


--
--Ray Andraka, P.E.
President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc.
401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950
email
http://www.andraka.com

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1759