RV-4 PreLim Report; 10/14/2019

[Timberwolf]

That report states it was Not amateur built....curious if it?s a clerical error or something different

[mbauer]

Had to re-read it more than once, Throttle forward, Mixture and Prop controls back for engine shut-off.

Wood prop. Never seen a constant speed wood prop??? Typo?

Best regards,
Mike Bauer

[fixnflyguy]

The quadrant is the part that baffles me. Moderators took my comments out because I speculated (my bad, I apologize), so let me re-phrase. I know the plane he was in because I was going to ferry it home for Joe when he was buying it. I have pictures of the airplane inside and out (before the accident). I studied it since I was going to fly it. Fixed pitch wood prop, three lever quadrant. I don't know what the prop control was connected to if anything. I still pain over this accident because Joe was a friend.

[F1R]

[quote=fixnflyguy; Fixed pitch wood prop, three lever quadrant. I don't know what the prop control was connected to if anything. I still pain over this accident because Joe was a friend.[/QUOTE]

Normally a 3 lever quadrant with a carb and a fixed pitch prop has a throttle, mixture and carb heat lever.

Normally each of the 3 knobs or lever grips have a diiferent shape on them so they can be identified by feel.

However, even high time pilots can make a mistake of pulling the mixture instead of carb heat. Ask me how I know.
Or with gloves on, pulling mixture at the same time you only intended carb heat application.
Add a face mask that might block or restrict your view, low hours, and low airspeed.

It is never easy to loose a friend.
Very sorry for your loss.