I wounder why people get involve with something like your landing. As a few might remember I have lost 4 VW engines and a Con 85all in a KR. Have landed twice in a pasture ( Missouri and Florida) once in a lake and twice made it to an airport. It seemed there was always someone that would call the FAA. When I called them and told them it was an experimental with an experimental engine first thing they asked was anyone injured and second was how much damage. First answer was no second was not much. They would say have a good day and be careful. This was from a couple of different FAA areas. ( Florida Missouri Texas) P.S I do not blame the engines just the engine builder. It only takes one mistake on an engine turning 3400 rpm all day to make it a bad day. Glade the wings come off, plane came home in good shape every time.
--- On Fri, 4/16/10, Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> wrote: From: Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> Subject: KR> Fw: First Flight - N774A To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 9:01 PM From: Brad Ankerstar To: KRnet Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:12 PM Subject: First Flight - N774A Today was not supposed to be the day, but it was. N774A inadvertently left the ground at Butler County Regional (HAO), Ohio. Wind was 5-7 knots right down runway 11. After a brief attempt to put it back down, it became apparent that was not a good idea. I made one wobbly pass around the pattern and set up an approach, but I thought I was too fast, so I just continued my low pass and returned to pattern altitude. I was going to take another shot at it but my KR pilot on the ground suggested I get some altitude, above the airport and feel it out a little. So I went up to 2500-3000 and orbited the runway for about 40 minutes. I didn?t really have that Yeeaaahhhaaaa moment but I could see the potential. Upon reflection, it was pretty exciting. I was way out of my comfort zone on this unplanned adventure so I didn?t really enjoy it as much as I should, after 35 years of working and dreaming. The guys on the ground said it looked like it flew great and sounded awesome. I was glad to hear that, but after the landing, it may be irrelevant. The landing was marginally successful. I was able to climb out and walk away. N774A will need new shoes, among other things. The standard retracts will probably be replaced with training wheels, provided a close inspection doesn?t find some serious damage that is not visible now. Once I get it off the trailer and on a couple saw horses I can find out how bad it is. We had it off the runway and back in the hangar in less than 30 minutes. EAA guys are great! Then I got to spend a couple hours with some nice State Troopers and folks from the FAA. The young man working at the airport is the son of the FAA safety inspector who checked out the ?hard landing/crash?. Assuming I don?t find additional serious damage, I will probably be in the market for a set of Diehl tricycle gear or maybe a project with that gear set up. Brad Ankerstar, SW Ohio N774A, KR2R _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
