Nuther SR-22 crash/incident?

I see in the local paper a plane "crashed" over at Mt Pleasant (MOP).
There's not a lot of information available, but we had thunderstorms
throughout the area with winds varying from calm to gusting over 40
along with hail and torrential rains. Here which is about 16 miles
east of the MOP runway I had 2 inches of rain in 15 minutes.

"As I understand" (which means more than second hand) it was his first
flight after being checked out in a new SR-22. There's nothing yet on
the specific weather conditions at that location at that time. Landed
about 250 feet short of the runway, wiped out the gear, and walked
away.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

How long was the runway?


"Roger" wrote in message
...
I see in the local paper a plane "crashed" over at Mt Pleasant (MOP).
There's not a lot of information available, but we had thunderstorms
throughout the area with winds varying from calm to gusting over 40
along with hail and torrential rains. Here which is about 16 miles
east of the MOP runway I had 2 inches of rain in 15 minutes.

"As I understand" (which means more than second hand) it was his first
flight after being checked out in a new SR-22. There's nothing yet on
the specific weather conditions at that location at that time. Landed
about 250 feet short of the runway, wiped out the gear, and walked
away.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Length wasn't an issue - it just needed to be 250ft closer

--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE


In article et,
"Wendy" wrote:

How long was the runway?


"Roger" wrote in message
...
I see in the local paper a plane "crashed" over at Mt Pleasant (MOP).
There's not a lot of information available, but we had thunderstorms
throughout the area with winds varying from calm to gusting over 40
along with hail and torrential rains. Here which is about 16 miles
east of the MOP runway I had 2 inches of rain in 15 minutes.

"As I understand" (which means more than second hand) it was his first
flight after being checked out in a new SR-22. There's nothing yet on
the specific weather conditions at that location at that time. Landed
about 250 feet short of the runway, wiped out the gear, and walked
away.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

"tony roberts" wrote

Length wasn't an issue - it just needed to be 250ft closer

Sure it was. The runway needed a 260 foot extension, in their direction!
--
Jim in NC

On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 23:56:25 GMT, tony roberts
wrote:

Length wasn't an issue - it just needed to be 250ft closer

Actually, IF he stalled in on hard enough to remove the gear in the
dirt it's probably just as well that the runway didn't start 250 feet
sooner. I haven't seen it yet, but they say it wiped out the gear and
slid up to the runway. Whether it removed all three, or just bent one
or all I guess it's probably going to be considered a hard landing.
:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Low time pilot...
High time wallet....
"And, it's the safest airplane made, Sir... It has a PARACHUTE!."


denny

On 5 Jun 2006 03:55:46 -0700, "Denny" wrote:


Low time pilot...
High time wallet....
"And, it's the safest airplane made, Sir... It has a PARACHUTE!."

130 MPH mind in a 220 MPH airplane.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


denny

"tony roberts" wrote in message
news:nospam-CABFF6.16580604062006@shawnews...
Length wasn't an issue - it just needed to be 250ft closer

Yes, but if it was 250 feet longer, he would have made it.


--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE


In article et,
"Wendy" wrote:

How long was the runway?

Matt Barrow wrote:

"tony roberts" wrote in message
news:nospam-CABFF6.16580604062006@shawnews...

Length wasn't an issue - it just needed to be 250ft closer


Yes, but if it was 250 feet longer, he would have made it.

Depends on which end was longer. :-)


Matt

Wendy wrote:

How long was the runway?


"Roger" wrote in message
...

I see in the local paper a plane "crashed" over at Mt Pleasant (MOP).
There's not a lot of information available, but we had thunderstorms
throughout the area with winds varying from calm to gusting over 40
along with hail and torrential rains. Here which is about 16 miles
east of the MOP runway I had 2 inches of rain in 15 minutes.

"As I understand" (which means more than second hand) it was his first
flight after being checked out in a new SR-22. There's nothing yet on
the specific weather conditions at that location at that time. Landed
about 250 feet short of the runway, wiped out the gear, and walked
away.

It doesn't matter if you land short of it! :-)

Matt