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1. From the local TV news, the plane's engine quited when it turned
crosswind. It immediately dove down to the ground after engine quit. 2. Prior to the crash, it's done many touch and go on the William Fox Field (KWJF). 3. Note that the temporature here in Southern California was over 76 degree in downtown LA. I would guess it must be close to high 80 or even 90s in the desert. (The crash happend on 1:40PM) 4. From the TV news, local sheriff saw the chute ejected after it hit the ground. But can't be determined by official yet. 5. The plane was a rental at VNY Gene Hudson Aviation. My friend's SR22 had experienced engine quit last summer when he took off from Las Vegas in a hot day, with fully loaded, with air-condition turned on. It was caused by engine vapor lock. Fortuntely he ws high and was close to JEAN ( 0L7). He made a successful dead stick landing at JEAN. His wife on the side sreamed ...pull the chute..pull the chute...but he did not attempted. |
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On 10 Jan 2006 22:23:21 -0800, "cpu" wrote in
. com:: 1. From the local TV news, Perhaps that story is available on their web-site. Can you provide the TV station's web address? the plane's engine quited when it turned crosswind. It immediately dove down to the ground after engine quit. That observation would be consistent with a stall/spin. 2. Prior to the crash, it's done many touch and go on the William Fox Field (KWJF). 3. Note that the temporature here in Southern California was over 76 degree in downtown LA. I would guess it must be close to high 80 or even 90s in the desert. (The crash happend on 1:40PM) 4. From the TV news, local sheriff saw the chute ejected after it hit the ground. But can't be determined by official yet. 5. The plane was a rental at VNY Gene Hudson Aviation. My friend's SR22 had experienced engine quit last summer when he took off from Las Vegas in a hot day, with fully loaded, with air-condition turned on. It was caused by engine vapor lock. Fortuntely he ws high and was close to JEAN ( 0L7). He made a successful dead stick landing at JEAN. His wife on the side sreamed ...pull the chute..pull the chute...but he did not attempted. Wouldn't turning the fuel pump on be expected to clear the vapor lock? |
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Larry Dighera wrote:
Wouldn't turning the fuel pump on be expected to clear the vapor lock? Interestingly, many of the local A&P comments in response to the 2002 fatal crash of a Cirrus north of Syracuse, NY, suggested that these high performance engines were not designed for repeated full power/low power settings, as what happens over numerous touch and gos or, in the case of the 2002 crash, repeated stall practice. -- Peter |
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![]() 5. The plane was a rental at VNY Gene Hudson Aviation. That was my first thought, since they are the only ones I know of that train in Cirrus around here, but that plane was not their tail #. As far as I know they only have 1 SR20 for rent, and it's a different tail #. It was a windy day in S. Ca., which tells me the gusts were really high around Fox (normal cenario), but news reports said wind was calm. I have never seen a windy day in S. Ca. where it wasn't even windier at Fox. I have been hit by gusts in that pattern that really made me pucker up. I'm sure we'll be hearing more about it. Alex |
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They've removed the crashed aircraft, quickly. You can still see the
cached version in Google by typing N526CD and click their cached version web content. |
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That's tragic. Hitting a little close to home for me. I'll bet I met the
instructor at the last Cirrus demo in Van Nuys. I noticed only one other instructor on the web site now too, so yeah, they removed her name already. That's if it is who I think it is. The local news will probably release the names in the next couple days. Alex "cpu" wrote in message oups.com... They've removed the crashed aircraft, quickly. You can still see the cached version in Google by typing N526CD and click their cached version web content. |
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#1ACGuy wrote:
That's tragic. Hitting a little close to home for me. I'll bet I met the instructor at the last Cirrus demo in Van Nuys. I noticed only one other instructor on the web site now too, so yeah, they removed her name already. That's if it is who I think it is. It's not, she is alive and well, checked in on a message board right away. It was a male instructor I am told. (not Gene Hudson) The local news will probably release the names in the next couple days. The student is a husband and a father of a small child. My friend called his wife the same night and found out it was him. It tears your heart out. We all don't know what happened, and we may never know. You can just barely understand how the family must feel. This was supposed to be the best and newest and the safest. Spared no expense. And then this. |
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It's hard to hear one close to home. There were familiar faces in my
home field, the next day they were gone (hit the radio tower near airport, night VFR went terribly wrong....etc.) Been attended one of the FAA Wings seminar at Gene's school. One of the best ones. My heart and thoughts go to the families and love ones of deceased. RIP |
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On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:46:42 -0800, "#1ACGuy"
wrote in :: 5. The plane was a rental at VNY Gene Hudson Aviation. That was my first thought, since they are the only ones I know of that train in Cirrus around here, but that plane was not their tail #. http://www.genehudson.com/ghft/ac4rent.html Aircraft Rental We offer the following aircraft for rental: 2003 Cirrus SR22 N224PR 2005 Cirrus SR20 N526CD 2005 Cirrus SR20 N64CD 1978 Cessna T210 N44HR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Cirrus SR20 Rate: $200/hr Registration No: N562CD Serial No.: 1545 General: Factory NEW as of August 26, 2005 Fuselage, wings, stabilizers: Oven-cured pre-preg composite Control surfaces: aluminum Seats: 4 Power control: Single lever controls both throttle and propeller Emergency Safety System: BRS CAPS (Cirrus Airplane Parachute System) Secondary Safety System: Front Seat Belt Airbags Buses: Dual redundant, with emergency cross-over capability Alternators: Dual, 60amp/20amp Batteries: Dual, independent Engine: TCM IO-360-ES 200 h.p. @ 2700 rpm 3-blade ‘Scimitar’ constant-speed propeller Avionics: Primary Flight Display (PFD): Avidyne Entegra 10.4 full-color All solid-state (MMIC) attitude and heading reference (AHARS) Integrated air data computer, with continuous display of wind direction and velocity; indicated airspeed, true airspeed and groundspeed Magnetometer: full-time, all-attitude sensing of magnetic north Attitude, altitude and vertical speed displays Trend indicators for airspeed and altitude Heading, navigation (3 separate nav sources displayed simultaneously) Heading, altitude and vertical speed 'bugs', interfaced to autopilot Autopilot mode annunciators Projected track indicator Multi-Function Display (MFD) Avidyne FlightMax EX5000C 10.4" full-color color moving map Flight plan with color-coded active and next legs Airports, navaids, intersections and obstacles database Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning [TAWS/EGPWS] w/audio alerts L3 Stormscope lightning detection system Satellite-based in-flight XM weather including METARs, uplinked weather radar Fuel management (fuel flow, fuel on board, fuel predicted remaining at destination) Engine management: Engine parameters, temperatures; lean assist Backup instruments: airspeed, altitude and attitude indicators Navigation: Dual Garmin GNS430 GPS/VOR/LOC/GS receivers, IFR certified Autopilot: S-Tec System 55X Two axis Completely separate from PFD/attitude indicators; acts as a backup to flight instrument failure Heading, Nav, GPSS, and Approach modes interfaced to PFD Vertical speed hold, altitude pre-select, altitude hold, glideslope coupling Audio Panel: Garmin GMA340 Built-in four-place intercom with pilot/crew isolation Auxiliary jack for entertainment system input Marker beacon receiver with mute Optional Equipment: Rosen Sun Visors Rental: High Performance Glass Cockpit Trainer Available for dual or solo Student Pilot or better Cirrus Transition Course (taught by us) or 10 hours make/model plus checkout Online Scheduling Aircraft Checkout Questions (PDF File) Tel: 818-382-4791 7949 Woodley Ave Van Nuys, California 914 |
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On 10 Jan 2006 22:23:21 -0800, "cpu" wrote:
1. From the local TV news, the plane's engine quited when it turned crosswind. It immediately dove down to the ground after engine quit. Engine quitting does not normally cause an airplane to dive to the ground but pilot screwing pooch does. As Larry said, sounds like stall spin. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com 2. Prior to the crash, it's done many touch and go on the William Fox Field (KWJF). 3. Note that the temporature here in Southern California was over 76 degree in downtown LA. I would guess it must be close to high 80 or even 90s in the desert. (The crash happend on 1:40PM) 4. From the TV news, local sheriff saw the chute ejected after it hit the ground. But can't be determined by official yet. 5. The plane was a rental at VNY Gene Hudson Aviation. My friend's SR22 had experienced engine quit last summer when he took off from Las Vegas in a hot day, with fully loaded, with air-condition turned on. It was caused by engine vapor lock. Fortuntely he ws high and was close to JEAN ( 0L7). He made a successful dead stick landing at JEAN. His wife on the side sreamed ...pull the chute..pull the chute...but he did not attempted. |
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