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Warbo 07-31-2019 05:16 PM

RV-14A Accident Australia
 
This would appear to be the first RV-14A accident in Australia. Fortunately pilot is okay. Interesting point about this one is the condition of the nose gear. How does that happen on a -14?
http://www.sunraysiadaily.com.au/sto...speed/?cs=1511

dreed 07-31-2019 05:50 PM

Glad he is OK. I think i you put enough weight/force on any nose gear it's going to collapse. 10/14 are better than the the earlier 6/7/8 gear for sure but nothing is indestructible.

Looks like both main pants got ripped off too.

rwthompson67 07-31-2019 07:12 PM

Curious what that air intake is on the right side of the cowl?

salto 07-31-2019 07:33 PM

What's he doing in a cropped paddock is my question. Be interesting read when the preliminary report is issued.

rjtjrt 07-31-2019 08:10 PM

Salto, there are more photo’s here, but I can’t post pics.

https://www.pprune.org/pacific-gener...l#post10533527

airguy 08-01-2019 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salto (Post 1363365)
What's he doing in a cropped paddock is my question. Be interesting read when the preliminary report is issued.

From the pics, it appears he landed short of a prepared sod runway in the cropped paddock.

rightrudder 08-01-2019 11:17 AM

Anti-Splat nose gear would've saved the day. [sarcasm :rolleyes:]

At least the gear folding dissipated some energy and no doubt made the flip less violent. Glad the pilot was unhurt.

PhatRV 08-01-2019 12:10 PM

From the picture of the disturbed soil, I think he landed short of the nicely mowed grass runway. Also from the short distance of the soil depression, the forward velocity wasn't very high.

rockwoodrv9 08-01-2019 12:15 PM

Looking at the pictures, maybe someone should ask the farmer to till the rows as they are on the sides of the runway in case someone lands short they dont have to go over the rows.

RV8JD 08-01-2019 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockwoodrv9 (Post 1363526)
Looking at the pictures, maybe someone should ask the farmer to till the rows as they are on the sides of the runway in case someone lands short they dont have to go over the rows.

The farmer probably wouldn't want to due to erosion control on the sloped surface.


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