REFLECTOR: Deception - Forced Landing

[Scott Baker]

Kevin -
So glad to hear that you (and pax?) are okay!
Burnt orange/brown interior colors works for me!
Seriously, nice job in keeping your cool and controlling the aircraft.
Pls let me know what I and Velocity can do to make things easier for you.
Scott Baker


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Velocity_AZ" <velocity_AZ at cox.net>
To: <amillin at sbcglobal.net>; "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" 
<reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 1:40 PM
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.
>
> ****************************************************************************
> ****
> **   Report created 6/13/2005   Record 1
> **
> ****************************************************************************
> ****
>
> 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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