Email forwarded from Jabiru yahoo group.
Any Europa members in area?
On test flight near KDWA Yolo County Airport The Jabiru engineceased
about ten minutes into the flight. I leveled off at 3000 feet and was
cruising along and a 2950rpm when some went bang and I lost power,
check everything over and observed that cylinder #5 EGT and CHT were
running down. Turned toward the airportabout 5 miles away. Engine
still running and figured I'd make it OK.
Turn a 2 mile final and the engine ceased! It looked as the aiming spot
was in the center of the runway. At 1/2 mile it started moving towards
me fast. Looked at the MGL Odyssey and it showed 690 feet. Just then
EFIS said I had a traffic at 6 o'clock at 300 feet. I had to make hard
decision; continue towards the airport with a plane under me and trees
coming up. I made a 90 degrees turn to the left. Picked the worse type
on field, plowed with furrowsstraight in front of me. Tricycle gear
airplane. I slipped it because I was too high and over did it. Heading
towards a weather station right in front of me. Had to turn more left
the back to the furrows, about that time I run out of air. Hit nose
first flipped on my back.
I was trapped in the cockpit for one hour with fuel running out the
filler neck and leaking down to the center section where I was trapped.
Got first degree burns on my belly and down lower. Got a helicopter
ride to U.C. Davis. The pilot of the 300 foot airplane was the first of
there. He could not up me but the fire volunteer department was on there
way.
Will known more later, but reading this blog I'm pretty sure the exhaust
valve on #5 failed. Will let you know more when the NTSB tearing the
engine down.
Engine G2 3300L 33a2120
first flight June 11. 2011
Total Time 196.9
Rick Stockton
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2019/04/europa-trigear-n120ej-accident-occurred.html
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