REFLECTOR:accident/incident

J.P. Brooks reflector@tvbf.org
Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:02:54 -0700


--=====================_19075197==.ALT
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

Good to see you're in one piece and will fly again.

At 03:23 PM 10/14/2003, you wrote:

>welll, yes I did hit hard. Nose gear lost and wheel pants. Right lower 
>winglet knocked off along with bell crank for rudder. I did not even get 
>seatbelt bruises.
>
>New parts arrived Saturday by FedEx, and Scott Swing and I had it ready to 
>fly Sunday afternoon (substanital damage?). Today I arrived back home in 
>Sebring, FL after about 12 hours enroute. I understand from the FAA that 
>the reason that it was called substantial damage was that the control 
>system (rudder bellcrank) was involved. It was just unfortunate that they 
>were all there at Copperstate.
>
>Everything nominal except some paint and fiberglass finish work needed.
>
>Thanks to Scott Swing!!!   He assessed the damage, ordered the parts. I 
>drove to Phoenix to get the parts and some West System. He put in a lot of 
>labor on the glassing, I basically changed the gear out.
>
>I can not say enought about the quality of the Velocity people!!!
>
>Bob Wood
>N658SE

--=====================_19075197==.ALT
Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"

<html>
<body>
Good to see you're in one piece and will fly again.<br><br>
At 03:23 PM 10/14/2003, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>welll,
yes I did hit hard. Nose gear lost and wheel pants. Right lower winglet
knocked off along with bell crank for rudder. I did not even get seatbelt
bruises.<br><br>
New parts arrived Saturday by FedEx, and Scott Swing and I had it ready
to fly Sunday afternoon (substanital damage?). Today I arrived back home
in Sebring, FL after about 12 hours enroute. I understand from the FAA
that the reason that it was called substantial damage was that the
control system (rudder bellcrank) was involved. It was just unfortunate
that they were all there at Copperstate.<br><br>
Everything nominal except some paint and fiberglass finish work
needed.<br><br>
Thanks to Scott Swing!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; He assessed the damage, ordered the
parts. I drove to Phoenix to get the parts and some West System. He put
in a lot of labor on the glassing, I basically changed the gear
out.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br><br>
I can not say enought about the quality of the Velocity
people!!!<br><br>
Bob Wood<br>
N658SE</font><font face="arial"> </font></blockquote></body>
</html>

--=====================_19075197==.ALT--