---------------------------------------------------------- Pulsar-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 12/08/17: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:16 AM - Re: Fw: N912GR Accident (Michael Cowan) 2. 05:49 AM - Re: Fw: N912GR Accident (Emil Sr) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:16:00 AM PST US From: Michael Cowan Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: Fw: N912GR Accident So glad to hear the pilot walked away. On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 10:58 AM Dennis Adams wrote: > Very glad Dave that you are not harmed! > > Dennis Adams > > Sent from an IPad > > On Dec 7, 2017, at 8:14 AM, David Weaver wrote: > > > On Thursday, December 7, 2017 8:15 AM, David Weaver < > mortweaver@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > On Saturday December 2 nd, I attempted a night landing without pilot > activated lights at my home base airport (Olson - Elgin, IL). > I did not execute a missed approach soon enough and struck the top of a > wood fence with the left gear leg. The Pulsar XP > remained flat in trajectory and pancaked into neighboring horse pasture > coming to rest 125 feet beyond the fence. Engine > and cockpit areas remained in tack with no fire aftermath. The Grove gear > was attached with 4130 steel straps. > The gear > displacement tore out the hard-point attachment areas and then partially > displaced the rear spar of each wing. I was > completely > without injury...not even any restraint bruises. I have believed for a > long time that General Aviation aircraft 3 point restraint > belts are > unsafe and that the 4 point harness is best. I think Greg got it right > "God had other plans for me". > > Dave Weaver > > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:49:30 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: Fw: N912GR Accident From: Emil Sr On 12/7/2017 10:41 AM, David Weaver wrote: > > > On Saturday December 2 nd, I attempted a night landing without pilot > activated lights at my home base airport (Olson - Elgin, IL). > I did not execute a missed approach soon enough and struck the top of > a wood fence with the left gear leg. The Pulsar XP > remained flat in trajectory and pancaked into neighboring horse > pasture coming to rest 125 feet beyond the fence. Engine > and cockpit areas remained in tack with no fire aftermath. The Grove > gear was attached with 4130 steel straps. Thegear displacement tore > out the hard-point attachment areas and then partially displaced the > rear spar of eachwing.I was completely without injury...not even > any restraint bruises.I have believed for a long time that General > Aviation aircraft 3 point restraint belts are unsafe and that the 4 > point harness is best. I think Greg got it right "God had other plans > for me". > Dave Weaver > Can not attach any pics - site error on file size > > Glad to hear that you are O.K. sorry to hear of your incident. Emil Radtke N143NB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pulsar-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pulsar-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pulsar-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pulsar-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.