Fire extinguisher problem

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:27:50 -0800, "C J Campbell"
wrote:


"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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| My problem is that I want one for my flight bag but don't want to pay
| $105 for the one Sporty's sells. Are there alternatives? Other than
| leaving open the chance of dying a horrible, fiery death?

Beech Super 18, 2:00 am appox 6000 ft AGL VFR above a solid layer.
Engine fuel pressure gage supply line split at some point, crew
smelled "something" then the cockpit ignited.

Co-pilot yanked the bottle (dry chemical) Pilot killed all the
'lectrics. Bottle emptied semi-under the panel and on the co-pilot's
burning shoes.

Used LCD watch back-lighting x2, one alternating between compass and
altimeter, one on the ADI (onboard rechargeable flashlight TU) to
descend through the cloud deck, sniffing gas fumes all the way down.

Saw a "dark patch" that looked inviting, secured both engines and
landed, exited a/c through the LH crew door while the airplane was
still rolling.

Wandered around a little bit, discovered they were on the grounds of
the Lost Nation (LNN) airport, in the grass.

I went over and jury-rigged the a/c for a 30 minute stiff-leg ferry
flight home. About crapped when I saw the cockpit interior. Soot and
Purple K everywhere.

Pilot presented Co-pilot with bronzed burnt shoes at the next
Christmas party.


It would be interesting to know if having a fire extinguisher on board ever
prevented a horrible, fiery death.


You be the judge.

TC

Great story, Mr. Toe Cutter.

wrote:

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:27:50 -0800, "C J Campbell"
wrote:


"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
hlink.net...
| My problem is that I want one for my flight bag but don't want to pay
| $105 for the one Sporty's sells. Are there alternatives? Other than
| leaving open the chance of dying a horrible, fiery death?


Beech Super 18, 2:00 am appox 6000 ft AGL VFR above a solid layer.
Engine fuel pressure gage supply line split at some point, crew
smelled "something" then the cockpit ignited.
....

Wasn't "toecutter" the name of the guy who, coincidentally, died (well,
actually, worse, lived through...) a horrible, fiery death in the original
Mad Max?

"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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Great story, Mr. Toe Cutter.

"Chris Hoffmann" wrote in message ...
Wasn't "toecutter" the name of the guy who, coincidentally, died (well,
actually, worse, lived through...) a horrible, fiery death in the original
Mad Max?

That was Goose. Rather, "That thing in there, that ain't the Goose ... no way."

Toecutter was the gang leader.

Hi,

Recently, posted:
(largely snipped)

Wandered around a little bit, discovered they were on the grounds of
the Lost Nation (LNN) airport, in the grass.

Unless this accident was 40 years ago or more, either you were damn lucky,
or just plain nuts. If LNN was dark, I'd have opted for the well-lit
freeway about a mile off the south side or at worst the 4-lane road (Lost
Nation Road) that runs straight for a couple of miles directly adjacent to
the airport, rather than risk the patches of trees, parked planes, and
buildings on the field or the nearby residences.

Regards,

Neil

I almost landed at LNN, as I was headed west along the Lake Erie shorline
when a rolling wall of CB boxed me in and sent me high tailing back to the
east for cover... Blocked out at Elyria I was headed for Lost Nation until
the controller at Cleveland-Hopkins got all exercised because I was already
in his airspace by the time he got around to putting his coffee down and
answering a radio call that wasn't from Mega Air Cattle Lines... After he
got done whining about the sanctity of his B I was able to see a triple
seven on final so I mentioned I wouldn't mind landing there... He whined a
bit more but cleared me in... Sleeping in the lounge at the Jet Center was
a lot better than sleeping on the floor at LNN...

denny
"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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Hi,

Recently, posted:
(largely snipped)

Wandered around a little bit, discovered they were on the grounds of
the Lost Nation (LNN) airport, in the grass.

Unless this accident was 40 years ago or more, either you were damn lucky,
or just plain nuts. If LNN was dark, I'd have opted for the well-lit
freeway about a mile off the south side or at worst the 4-lane road (Lost
Nation Road) that runs straight for a couple of miles directly adjacent to
the airport, rather than risk the patches of trees, parked planes, and
buildings on the field or the nearby residences.

Regards,

Neil

Recently, Dennis O'Connor posted:

I almost landed at LNN, as I was headed west along the Lake Erie
shorline when a rolling wall of CB boxed me in and sent me high
tailing back to the east for cover... Blocked out at Elyria I was
headed for Lost Nation until the controller at Cleveland-Hopkins got
all exercised because I was already in his airspace by the time he
got around to putting his coffee down and answering a radio call that
wasn't from Mega Air Cattle Lines... After he got done whining about
the sanctity of his B I was able to see a triple seven on final so I
mentioned I wouldn't mind landing there... He whined a bit more but
cleared me in... Sleeping in the lounge at the Jet Center was a lot
better than sleeping on the floor at LNN...

If you were that far West, you could have opted for Burke Lakefront (BKL).
Cuyahoga County (CGF) is the next stop East between Burke and LNN. No
shortage of options in these parts!

Regards,

Neil

On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 12:38:33 GMT, "Neil Gould"
wrote:

Hi,

Recently, posted:
(largely snipped)

Wandered around a little bit, discovered they were on the grounds of
the Lost Nation (LNN) airport, in the grass.

Unless this accident was 40 years ago or more, either you were damn lucky,
or just plain nuts. If LNN was dark, I'd have opted for the well-lit
freeway about a mile off the south side or at worst the 4-lane road (Lost
Nation Road) that runs straight for a couple of miles directly adjacent to
the airport, rather than risk the patches of trees, parked planes, and
buildings on the field or the nearby residences.

Regards,

Neil


Wasn't me, I wuz just the guy that had to go help pick up the pieces
(19 years ago).

The PIC is one of two or three pilots I've worked with in this
industry that I would never, under any circumstances second guess.

Might have something to do with the fact that when he left the
freight-dog world for the big leagues (3 years later) he had somewhere
around 15,000 hours, quite a few of which were spent in less than
"ideal" conditions.

I've never had the opportunity to break out of the clouds at night
with my feet soaked in 100LL to a engine out landing in a Twin Beech,
that could also be a contributing factor.

Last time I talked to him, he lamented the fact that most of the crews
he runs around with have no idea what a Beech 18 is.

I agree completely with the "damn lucky" statement, and made it quite
clear at the time that not having a working torch onboard, and not
paying close attention to the location of the 'ship sure as hell
wasn't my area of responsibility.

The busted fuel line was, however...

Regards;

TC