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1. 04:54 AM - Bad Day (steve)
2. 06:07 AM - Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd (N395V)
3. 07:09 AM - Re: Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd (cloudcraft@aol.com)
4. 08:50 AM - Re: Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd (John Vormbaum)
5. 02:41 PM - Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd (Tom Fisher)
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See article from Sydney Herald about an Commander having a bad day. Seems
things were falling apart.
Window falls from plane, misses footballers
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June 11, 2007 - 9:10PM
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A window that blew out of a light aircraft plunged about 1000 metres and
narrowly missed soccer players on a ground in Melbourne's north today.
The startled players watched anxiously as the heavy window slammed
harmlessly into a patch of grass near the oval at Bundoora, just after 2pm
(AEST).
The emergency window, weighing several kilograms, fell off the veteran
six-seater aircraft shortly after it took off from Essendon Airport, said
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) spokesman Peter Gibson.
Mr Gibson said the aircraft - a Rockwell Aero Commander last manufactured in
the 1970s - was flying at between 2000 and 3000ft and the pilot was able to
turn back and land safely at Essendon Airport.
He said the plane had not been in any danger but "obviously you don't want
parts falling off an aircraft".
"Apart from the risk to the aircraft, there's also a risk to people on the
ground," Mr Gibson said.
"You wouldn't want to be near it (when it fell).
"Obviously at that altitude there is plenty of oxygen to breathe and you
wouldn't be sucked out. It would be very noisy, but the plane wasn't in any
danger."
CASA and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will investigate.
Mr Gibson did not know how many people were on board the plane, where it was
headed, or if it was operating privately or on charter.
Mr Gibson said it was quite rare for a part to break off an aircraft in
flight.
"Over the last eight years I can recall two to three occasions where a door
or window has fallen out, so it does happen," he added.
Steve G
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| Subject: | Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd |
nico(at)cybersuperstore.c wrote:
> Sorry to hear about that, Milt. Are you OK? What happened?
>
> --
Engine lost most of its power didn't have enough to sustain flight.
Managed to plunk it down on a grass field. Tore up the landing gear, prop strike
and supercharger sucked up a bunch of dirt and debris that toasted the engine.
It was the Radial. Looks about 8-9 months of repair work and waiting on a new
engine and prop.
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Milt
2003 F1 Rocket
2006 Radial Rocket
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| Subject: | Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd |
Nice plunking, Milt.? You're still here to contribute to the email net!? That's
the part I like.
Wing Commander Gordon
-----Original Message-----
From: N395V <airboss@excaliburaviation.com>
Sent: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 6:06 am
Subject: Commander-List: Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd
nico(at)cybersuperstore.c wrote:
> Sorry to hear about that, Milt. Are you OK? What happened?
>
> --
Engine lost most of its power didn't have enough to sustain flight.
Managed to plunk it down on a grass field. Tore up the landing gear, prop strike
and supercharger sucked up a bunch of dirt and debris that toasted the engine.
It was the Radial. Looks about 8-9 months of repair work and waiting on a new
engine and prop.
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Milt
2003 F1 Rocket
2006 Radial Rocket
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=117769#117769
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| Subject: | Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd |
Milt,
Glad you're OK! Sounds like you did a fine piece of flying to limit the
damage to what you mention below.
/John
----- Original Message -----
From: "N395V" <airboss@excaliburaviation.com>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:06 AM
Subject: Commander-List: Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd
> <airboss@excaliburaviation.com>
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> nico(at)cybersuperstore.c wrote:
>> Sorry to hear about that, Milt. Are you OK? What happened?
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> Engine lost most of its power didn't have enough to sustain flight.
>
> Managed to plunk it down on a grass field. Tore up the landing gear, prop
> strike and supercharger sucked up a bunch of dirt and debris that toasted
> the engine. It was the Radial. Looks about 8-9 months of repair work and
> waiting on a new engine and prop.
>
> --------
> Milt
> 2003 F1 Rocket
> 2006 Radial Rocket
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=117769#117769
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| Subject: | Re: Any Seneca experts in the crowd |
I bought my first Commander so I would not have to fly the local flying
club's Senecas.
Tom F.
C-GISS
680FLP (Mr.RPM)
----- Original Message -----
From: "N395V" <airboss@excaliburaviation.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject: Commander-List: Any Seneca experts in the crowd
> <airboss@excaliburaviation.com>
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> Any Seneca experts out there???????
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>
> I do not see many Seneca IVs for sale. What kind of price range should
> they be in. Anything especially bad about the IVs vs 3s or 5s?
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> Milt
> 2003 F1 Rocket
> 2006 Radial Rocket
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=117658#117658
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