REFLECTOR: Incident/Accident
Tom Martino
tmartino at troubleshooter.com
Fri Aug 17 16:46:18 CDT 2007
Greg,
It is looking like the prop went to full pitch which caused a drastic
reduction of power. When I could not keep altitude ... I shut down the
engine for the landing.
I thought when a governor fails ... The prop goes to full RPM ... That is a
mystery.
I do not have a choice but to sell ... It is causing too much grief with my
loved ones who do not fully grasp the adventure of experimental aviation.
BTW ... Someone will get a hell of a plane, parts, engine and/or avionics in
this deal.
I need to make it go away.
Tom
On 8/17/07 2:59 PM, "gpoole" <gpoole at zeta.org.au> wrote:
> Sorry to hear of your situation/dilemma. Guess it depends on how much somebody
> wants your killer paint job Tom. Unless you find the buyer with the ³must
> have² attitude, it¹s often a sad reality that the parts can be worth more on
> part out than the aircraftŠ.
>
> Sounds like you are resigned to selling itŠ.a very sad situation as the
> aircraft shouldn¹t be blamed for an engine stop (Šobviously a risk with
> certified ones tooŠ)Š..but with your promo skillsŠ..
>
> If the damage is relatively minor why not fix it first, then make up your
> mind? (Štoo tempting?)
>
>
> Greg in Sydney
> greg at pooledresources.com.au
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf
> Of Tom Martino
> Sent: Saturday, 18 August 2007 3:53 AM
> To: Velocity List
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Incident/Accident
>
> I have no idea what happened. It just suddenly lost power on takeoff. Not
> high enough to turn around. Put it down in a field with gear up. The only
> damage is to the lower winglets and prop (but luckily the engine was
> stopped.
>
> I am very discouraged. I had put every upgrade you could buy into the
> plane. I recently rebuilt the entire landing gear system ... Including
> hydraulic pump, nose mechanism and main gear. Including all new cylinders,
> and upgraded main gear pivot bolts.
>
> I have a glass panel and a killer paint job ... Well over $200,000 invested.
>
> Now my wife has demanded I either part it out or sell it for salvage.
> Really ... No BS. We have a new Cirrus, an Ercoupe, a Champ and will soon
> have a Pilatus. But she insists that I get rid of the Velocity.
>
> The engine is an IO-540 (300 hp). I have a BMA EFIS One with AP, a Dynon
> D-10 backup, a CNX-80 w/hidden transponder, backup digital instruments,
> beautiful seats and lots of extras.
>
> I need advice: Should I part it out or sell it "as is"?
>
> I am not looking for a lot of money. Any reasonable offer would be
> considered. I know that someone could have a flying Velocity for very
> little money.
>
> Please pass this information along. I have a complete list of parts and I
> will soon have a diagnosis on the engine (which I am sure is something
> stupid -- I suspect the dual electronic ignition).
>
> Tom Martino
>
>
>
>
> On 8/17/07 10:38 AM, "steve korney" <s_korney at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >
>> >
>> > What happened...?
>> >
>> > IDENTIFICATION
>> > Regis#: 173EX Make/Model: EXP Description: VELOCITY 173 ELITE
>> > Date: 08/16/2007 Time: 0114
>> >
>> > Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
>> > Damage: Minor
>> >
>> > LOCATION
>> > City: WATKINS State: CO Country: US
>> >
>> > DESCRIPTION
>> > AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE, ENGINE FAILED AND FORCE LANDED EAST OF THE RUNWAY,
>> > WATKINS, CO
>> >
>> > 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: VFR
>> >
>> > OTHER DATA
>> > Activity: Unknown Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER
>> >
>> >
>> > FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 08/17/2007
>> >
>> > ---------------------
>> >
>> > N-number : N173EX
>> > Aircraft Serial Number : DMO-282
>> > Aircraft Manufacturer : MARTINO THOMAS G
>> > Model : VELCITY 173 ELITE RG
>> > Engine Manufacturer : LYCOMING
>> > Model : IO-540 SER
>> > Aircraft Year : 2004
>> > Owner Name : MARTINO THOMAS G
>> > Owner Address : 7900 FOX CREEK TRL
>> > FRANKTOWN, CO, 80116-9667
>> > Type of Owner : Individual
>> > Registration Date : 18-Nov-2004
>> > Airworthiness Certificate Type : Experimental
>> > Approved Operations : Amateur Built
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Best... Steve
>> >
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