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Hi Joa, Sorry to hear about your mishap, but glad to hear you're okay. If
you have to nose-over it's
good to do it in deep snow. That acts as a great cushion to absorb the
impact as it goes over. Also,
makes it easier to get out of than a flat hard surface.
I'm curious, why did you go out the rear window. Did you try to open
a side window and it was
jammed or did you even have time to think about it in your haste to exit?
As for used parts, you already know about Larry Kruljac. Also try
Surprise Valley Aviation in
Cedarville CA at916-279-2111 and Wentworth Aviation in Minnasota at
1-800-4wentworth. I think there's
also one in PA but I don't know the name or number for them. I'm sure
you'll get them from someone else
on the list.
Again, glad to hear you're okay and the coupe is repairable.
Bob Saville
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> Well I guess it finally had to happen- my engine quit on me in
flight.
> I was flying over Santiam pass from Independence OR to Prineville
> when I got to the top of the pass and my engine started dying. I
> thought it was carb ice and applied heat but that didn't do it.
Thank
> the Lord that I was near an airport and I turned to it and set up
for
> best glide. Unfortunately the State doesn't plow this runway in
the
> winter (why is beyond me since it's the only one around and the
guys
> at the ODOT station are right next to the runway) and it was
covered
> in two feet of snow.
>
> I did a soft field landing and kept the nose off as long as
possible
> but as soon as the nosegear dug in it bent backwards and broke the
> lower part of the engine mount and the plane swapped ends the long
> way. Zero damage to me and minimal damage to the plane (relatively
> speaking of course.) I'm amazed at how stout the Coupe is- the
> cockpit was hardly dented and I was able to climb out through a
back
> window (which I did in a real hurry since I've heard many horror
> stories of Coupes catching fire after hard landings.)
>
> One good thing is that I had just been practicing engine-idle
landings
> at an empty airfield. It sure helps when setting up the pattern
cause
> boy you only get one chance.
>
> One sort of funny thing is that as soon as I got out and took a
look
> at things I saw two big snowblower trucks heading towards me
throwing
> snow about 100' in each direction. My friends were flying their
Maule
> just ahead of me and when the engine started dying I had them
report
> an emergency for me to the Redmond tower. Apparently at about the
> same time there was a report of a missing 12 passenger (I think
that's
> the right number) plane so the ODOT guys thought I must be it so
they
> were plowing the runway so emergency vehicles could get into the
crash
> site. The first thing the guy asked me as I walked over to him was
> how many passengers I had :) It all worked good because they
plowed a
> road right to my plane and some EAA friends and I were able to load
it
> up on a trailer the next day very easily.
>
> Yesterday the FAA sent a very nice inspector (I'm not being
sarcastic,
> he was really informative and friendly, surprised the heck out of
me
> after all I've heard about the FAA!) to find the problem. It seems
> like a glob of what appeared to be sloshing compound had gotten by
the
> screens and managed to plug fuel entering into the carb jet.
Neither
> he nor I were able to figure out how it got there but knowing that
> other items on the plane done by the previous owner(s) weren't
exactly
> the greatest it doesn't surprise me (like sloshing the wing tanks.)
> My mechanic and I had just replaced the float needle and he said we
> did a good job and it had absolutely nothing to do with the engine
> quitting.
>
> I plan on rebuilding the tanks as well as fixing the other
components
> that were damaged. Anybody happen to have a list of folks who sell
> used Coupe parts?
>
> Keep em flyin (and runnin'!)
>
> Joa
>
>
>
>
>
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