Bryan, The plane which burnt out was a Cessna, involved in a take off
incident where he started of about 20 deg L of runway direction, came over
the hump to find himself heading for all the parked aircraft, hauled up to
get over the top of them and stalled in. The other was a landing incident
with I am told poorly controlled speed and approach path, putting it on the
ground when he should have gone around and bending his tricycle front wheel.
These are apparently the only accidents since the dawn of history when a DH
Rapide got lost and tried to put down there. Regards, David Joyce
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Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:16 PM
Evening Bryan
Well I am based on hearsay from others who have been there, but if you
remember the accident stats from last year (or was it the previous year?)
there were 2 aeroplanes badly damaged, one of which I think caught fire.
The latest information I have is from a mate who visited a few weeks ago, he
described it as very rough with rocks sticking through the surface. It only
needs a combination of a slight bounce combined with a protruding rock
either under the tail wheel or under the prop and there you have the making
of a problem. Now the thought of dealing with a replacement prop on Lundy
just does not appeal to me - especially as my prop is NSI and any
replacement blades, if indeed they can still be got, are likely to take
months to arrive. Meanwhile, I would be faced with an aeroplane tied down,
in the open, on a rock in the Bristol Channel. It is simply not a risk I am
prepared to take.
Now if I still had my Cub I would not hesitate, plenty of prop clearance
with the tail down.
Regards
Pete
Hi Pete,
Please explain!
Bryan Allsop
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Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:46 PM
weekend
Hi Gary
Nothing I have heard about Lundy would encourage me to land a mono wheel
Europa there. The risks of a prop strike are just too high. Now a proper
tail dragger would be a different matter.
Regards
Pete
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