REFLECTOR: I don't know this aircraft

[Terry Miles]

Kev,
Good work.  I know what you mean about count your blessings.  Really
glad that you're OK
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Alex Balic
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 5:04 PM
To: velocity_AZ at cox.net; 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: I don't know this aircraft


Hey Kevin-
Glad you are OK, I am sure you did a great job on the dead stick
landing- hope you are airborne again soon    :)

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Velocity_AZ
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:41 PM
To: amillin at sbcglobal.net; 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: I don't know this aircraft

Andy -

It's my plane - Deception - which is a 173 (standard fuselage with XL
wings
- fixed gear)

I called in for landing 20 out.  At 10 out, 3500-4000' decsending, I
smelled fuel.  Very shortly after that the engine quit.  I was extemely
lucky that I had that wash below.  I was only about 2000' AGL and
decision time was extemely limited.  I touched down at one end of the
wash with plenty of room ahead.  The ground, while pretty level, was
rocky.  She stopped in about 300' feet.  The universe also granted me a
direct headwind.

Wheel pants destroyed from the rough terrain - stress crack in gear -
don't know how deep (could be just be paint).  Minor fiberglass damage
in lower cowl around exhaust and upper cowl at spinner and upper gear
cuffs due to vibration on roll out.  There may be more damage to landing
gear - just haven't examined it further yet.

We should all take comfort in knowing that our Velocitys are strong.

Here's something I'd like some feedback on from those flying.  Just a
few weeks ago I was practicing engine out procedures and noticed that
between 90-100kts my sink rate is 1000-1100' per minute.  Basically
without the big fan working - it's a rock.  What have others
experienced?

Upon taking the plane apart for transport yesterday, I did find the
problem
- the fitting between the fuel hose and the throttlebody cracked. That's
why I smelled fuel and why the engine quit.  24 Gallons on-board can't
really help if it's no longer making its way to the engine.

All in all, yesterday was a very good day - no injury, it happened close
to home, the plane is in pretty good shape, she was due for her annual
next month and she' already disassembled, and mostly - I writing this to
you guys now.

Regards,

Kevin Steiner

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Andy Millin
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 10:11 AM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: REFLECTOR: I don't know this aircraft

No injury is good.

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**   Report created 6/13/2005   Record 1
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 111VX        Make/Model: EXP       Description: EXP- VELOCITY
XL
  Date: 06/12/2005     Time: 2349

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing:
N
  Damage: Minor

LOCATION
  City: PEORIA   State: AZ   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  PILOT REPORTED 20M W WITH INFORMATION. THREE MINUTES LATER PILOT
REPORTED A
  LOST ENGINE AND WOULD NOT MAKE THE ARPT. ACFT LANDED IN A WASH 12 MI
WEST
  OF ARPT

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0
Unk:

                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0
Unk:

                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0
Unk:


WEATHER: 122345Z VRB06KT/10SM CLR 34/04 2977

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Cruise      Operation: General Aviation

  Departed: UNKN                        Dep Date:    Dep. Time:      
  Destination:                          Flt Plan: UNK          Wx
Briefing:
U
  Last Radio Cont: 12M W DEER VALLEY ARPT
  Last Clearance: CLRD TO LND AY RWY

  FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ  (WP07)                Entry date: 06/13/2005



=========================================

Andrew Millin
Kalamazoo Software, llc
5585 Collingwood Dr.
Kalamazoo  MI  49004
(269) 345-2564
amillin at kal-soft.com

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