Glad to hear you're safe Phil. Hope you'll be back in the air soon. Cheers,
Tony King On 26 September 2011 20:26, Phil Matheson <phillipmathe...@bigpond.com>wrote: > Well, it can happen to you. > > Last night 1730 at 500 ft Engine stopped dead. Lack of landing spots. Had > to > make 150' turn to safe ground. > > Check, tanks pumps NO start, but engine wind milling. A bit hot and ran out > of field, had to lift over fence, then channel, stall, O S*#T - ground. > Bugger. > > Walked away. KR home in my workshop. > > Damage, > Prop, nose wheel collapse, L main collapse. Under inner wing whole from > wheel. But main leg undamaged, the main bolts Sheared OFF, as did the nose > wheel to fire wall bolts. NO cowl damage only paint. Engine mount bent. > > FOUND the cause this morning, the coil lead came out of the distributor > Cap. > No wonder it would not start. > Did I seem Mark Jones make a cover or his dist. cap, Should listen to Mark. > > Impact point Google Earth 145 32.527 E 35 39.681S only 400m from my home. > > Phil Matheson > > VH PKR. KR2. > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 >
