N9JE Lancair emergency landing on beach kills beach goer . .

[robbreid]

Hilton Head SC., N9JE Lancair IV-P made an emergency landing this evening, both persons on board were uninjured, but unfortunately a man walking or running on the beach was fatally injured.

Lancair kits

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[Ogee]

OooooKkkkk. Let's see if I got this right. A human being is killed in a tragic mishap, and you put up a link about the kit for the aircraft involved.

Maybe its late at night, but please tell me there is an explanation other than downright ignorance and callousness.

[HS-748 2A]

OooooKkkkk. Let's see if I got this right. A human being is killed in a tragic mishap, and you put up a link about the kit for the aircraft involved.

Maybe its late at night, but please tell me there is an explanation other than downright ignorance and callousness.

Maybe some people don't know what a Lancair is?

How better would a guy get that across?

The damage is done Ogee - Relax.

I wonder if the guy was wearing an Ipod?

[dcabrown]

Ogee, I think you got a little worked up over nothing.

Although I'm familiar with most GA aircraft, after reading the article, I myself was looking for additional info on this particular modeal and the posted links were convenient.

It is actually quite thoughtful for the original poster to provide links to additional details beyond the information provided in most mainstream publications about GA (which is usually incomplete or sometimes just wrong)

[dcabrown]

Case and point... The Globe and Mail website reported that the plane had a "turbine" engine. According to the lancair website, it has a Cont. TSIO-550.

I didn't think that engine was considered "turbine" as it was reported...

[CL-Skadoo!]

You can get the lancair with a turbine conversion on it. Usually a Walter 601 on the front end.




I don't see the stacks out of the side of the engine cowling of the downed aircraft so it's a safe bet it is a piston.

Authorities also say the plane was on the way from Orlando to Virginia, and had engine trouble. The first sign of trouble was as oil leak. The pilot reportedly wanted to land at Hilton Head’s airport, but oil then covered the windshield, and the propeller “left the plane.

The oil on the windshield blocked the pilot’s vision

Bad enough day, but then to get down safely only to strike a pedestrian on the beach, awful.

[stmymdy]

you can also build a lancair with a garrett and 5 blade prop. scary fast..

shame to hear about the guy who was killed

[Ogee]

Ogee, I think you got a little worked up over nothing.

yep, well, point taken. Apologies to RobReid.

I see in the pic that the oil filler access flappy thingy is open. Did the guy belly in, kill some poor bugger, then hop out and check his oil?

[Topspin]

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... bertxt=9JE

Piston.

[robbreid]

http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/sto ... ?id=430543

Very sad update, according to 'The press?', aircraft began leaking oil at 13,000 feet, oil covered the window, and at some point,
the propeller became separated from the aircraft.

The man hit, was a 38 year old father of two, on a business trip, jogging on the beach with an Ipod on,
and was hit from behind.

[TEEHEE]

I know who the pilot. the plane is in bad condition from the pictures and costs about $200,000. it is an experimental and was build by himself. I saw the plane about a month ago. The plane was just build too

[TEEHEE]

I know who the pilot. the plane is in bad condition from the pictures and costs about $200,000. it is an experimental and was build by himself. I saw the plane about a month ago. The plane was just build too

[Ogee]

http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/sto ... ?id=430543

Very sad update, according to 'The press?', aircraft began leaking oil at 13,000 feet, oil covered the window, and at some point,
the propeller became separated from the aircraft.

The man hit, was a 38 year old father of two, on a business trip, jogging on the beach with an Ipod on,
and was hit from behind.

Eerily similar to that poor man who was hit by the Jet Ranger in Cranbrook a couple of years ago.

[North Shore]

Hmmm, and here I was thinking that running is good for your health...

[Kilo-Kilo]

Even without the iPod, I highly doubt he would have had much of a chance hearing a propless aircraft, presumably with the engine cut. But I'm sure jogging with an iPod and owner maintained aircraft will both take in hit in the local SC news

[HS-748 2A]

erily similar to that poor man who was hit by the Jet Ranger in Cranbrook a couple of years ago.

I was thinking that too when I wondered aloud about the Ipod.

[robbreid]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columb ... names.html

My first thought also was the young man from Kenya that was hit by the falling Jet Ranger.

[Hedley]

Does anyone know what was on the jogger's iPod?

[SeptRepair]

I'm just waiting for the family of the deceased to launch a lawsuit against Apple. Surely they must hold some blame in this.

[Invertago]

OooooKkkkk. Let's see if I got this right. A human being is killed in a tragic mishap, and you put up a link about the kit for the aircraft involved.

Maybe its late at night, but please tell me there is an explanation other than downright ignorance and callousness.

Maybe some people don't know what a Lancair is?

How better would a guy get that across?

The damage is done Ogee - Relax.

I wonder if the guy was wearing an Ipod?

http://www.apple.com/ca/ipod/

Just to avoid any other confusion. Might have been a Nano or Shuffle, few people jog with an iPod touch as they are larger.

[RatherBeFlying]

Even if the jogger had not been wearing earphones, the wind and waves would have likely drowned out the noise from the plane in a glide.

Seriously bad luck for all concerned.

[On condition]

I see in the pic that the oil filler access flappy thingy is open. Did the guy belly in, kill some poor bugger, then hop out and check his oil?

Probably sprung open in the crash. It happens easy enough especially if water went into the nacelle.

[HS-748 2A]

Probably sprung open in the crash. It happens easy enough especially if water went into the nacelle.

Or blown open when the reduction G.B. and prop parted company.

[mag check]

Probably sprung open in the crash. It happens easy enough especially if water went into the nacelle.

Or blown open when the reduction G.B. and prop parted company.

Not geared, just turbo'd. TSIO, not GTSIO.

[ALF]

Does anyone know what was on the jogger's iPod?

Hard to say... likely;
Jefferson Airplane, Air Supply, Megadeath, or Third Eye Blind