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duarte07
Joined: 26 Apr 2011
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Location: Cascais - Portugal
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject: Jabiru 2200 Engine Failure - Forced Landing on the Beach |
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A partial Jabiru 2200 engine failure forced me to land my Alpi Pioneer 200 CS-UPK on a beach in Portugal ... without a scratch ...
No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve adjustment screw jumped out ...
More details, pictures, video and portuguese authorities (GPIAA) official report in my blog:
Forced Landing on the Beach
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Jabiru 2200 Engine Failure
PS: Use google-translator bar on the right side o the page to obtain english text version ...
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Jim Stewart
Joined: 12 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Nicely done. Looks like your soft field landing technique is very good. |
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drseti
Joined: 28 Nov 2009
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Location: Lock Haven PA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Jabiru 2200 Engine Failure - Forced Landing on the Beach |
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duarte07 wrote: ... without a scratch ...
Very glad to read that part. Otherwise, condolences. |
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NCPilot
Joined: 14 Oct 2010
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Location: North Carolina, USA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a sweet looking aircraft, glad everything worked out ok! |
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bitten192
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Location: RICHLAND WA USA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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Excelente aterragem! Bom vôo.
eb |
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duarte07
Joined: 26 Apr 2011
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| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks, bitten192 |
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duarte07
Joined: 26 Apr 2011
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Location: Cascais - Portugal
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks NCPilot, everything went fine. Not even a scratch ...
Now I fly a very safe PiperSport with a reliable Rotax 912ULS engine: Watch it flying all over Portugal and Spain ...
http://portugalfotografiaaerea.blogspot.com/search/label/Piper%20PiperSport
Wish you nice flights,
Duarte Fernandes Pinto
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Jack Tyler
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Location: Recently moved to Jacksonville, FL
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:51 am Post subject: |
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| Duarte, congratulations on a fine landing - right when it counted most! Your pics remind me when I had to do the exact same thing, on the beach of a South Carolina barrier island. And unlike Cascais, which we enjoyed visiting very much, there were no roads, no people and no connection to the USA mainland on that island...so we had to fix the engine and fly it out. But all's well that ends well. :lol: |
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duarte07
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:14 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your reply, Jack Tyler. You almost got away from civilization like Robinson Crusoe ...
What was your airplane and engine when it happened ?
Did you land on dry or wet sand ?
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duarte07
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:25 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your post, Jack Tyler.
You almost finished like Robinson Crusoe, away from civilization ...
What was your airplane and Engine when it happened ?
Did you land on dry or wet sand ?
I fly now a PiperSport. Nice and safe airplane with Rotax 912ULS.
Watch it flying over Portugal and Spain ...
PiperSport CS-USE
Wish you nice flights and landings ... |
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Jack Tyler
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Duarte, the specific a/c I was flying, and its Lycoming engine, were actually incidental to the loss of power. The plane had just been brought out of its Annual Condition Inspection, and the castellated nut holding the throttle cable to the carburetor did not receive its cotter pin when being reassembled by the A&P. Oops...
We landed on dry sand, j-u-s-t between two long, rock wave barriers perpendicular to the beach, just up from the tide line. When I found the nut missing, I reconnected the cable to the carb with some self-amalgamating tape (!) and then flew it off again. Much more to the story (FAA, USCG, salvors waiting to claim the plane) but, from the flying angle, that's what happened. |
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Jack Tyler
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:15 am Post subject: |
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Duarte, the specific a/c I was flying, and its Lycoming engine, were actually incidental to the loss of power. The plane had just been brought out of its Annual Condition Inspection, and the castellated nut holding the throttle cable to the carburetor did not receive its cotter pin when being reassembled by the A&P. Oops...
We landed on dry sand, just up from and parallel to the tide line. When I found the nut missing, I reconnected the cable to the carb with some self-amalgamating tape (!) and then flew it off again. Much more to the story (FAA, USCG, salvors waiting to claim the plane) but, from the flying angle, that's what happened. Just turned into a good sea story... |
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duarte07
Joined: 26 Apr 2011
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Location: Cascais - Portugal
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:52 am Post subject: |
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| Jack, I heard that these kind of incidents mostly happen after an airplane has made an inspection ... |
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roger lee
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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Location: Tucson, Az. Ryan Airfield (KRYN)
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:49 am Post subject: What's a MIF |
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Jepordy answer.
MIF?
What's a mechanic induced failure.
It is one of the common causes of engine issues unfortunately. |
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duarte07
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Location: Cascais - Portugal
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| Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks for your comment Roger Lee. I never heard the expression MIF before, but I already went through it ... |
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