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03-15-2010, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Bozeman, MT
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RV-6 Engine Out Landing-SAN
Experimental plane makes emergency landing
By Michele Clock, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 12:12 p.m.
SAN MARCOS ? A small experimental plane carrying two people made an emergency landing on a street in San Marcos Saturday morning, triggering traffic delays but causing no damage or injuries.
The plane touched down on West San Marcos Boulevard near Viewpoint Drive around 9:30 a.m. after having engine difficulties.
A county Sheriff?s Department official said the plane had left from Oceanside a few minutes earlier and was on its way to McClellan-Palomar Airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.
Saw the clip on the news....good work!! Looks like no damage, no injuries....they put it on a truck and hauled it back to the airport...nice plane, dark blue, military insignia, 3-blade prop with some type of auto motor....glad they walked away!!! Good work. Be careful !!
Kurt
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03-15-2010, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: San Diego
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Originally Posted by kklewin
Saw the clip on the news....good work!! Looks like no damage, no injuries....they put it on a truck and hauled it back to the airport...nice plane, dark blue, military insignia, 3-blade prop with some type of auto motor....glad they walked away!!! Good work. Be careful !!
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Second that. Well done.
A little more info here: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=73450
It appears to be N4VY, Bill Leonard's Mazda rotary powered RV-6.
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03-15-2010, 01:01 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Mendon South Carolina
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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.
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No Fire, no injuries, no damage. Why is the NTSB investigating?
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03-15-2010, 01:13 PM
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Location: 57AZ - NW Tucson area
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They have to...
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Originally Posted by N395V
No Fire, no injuries, no damage. Why is the NTSB investigating?
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...investigate to see if it's worth really investigating....  They also have to put it into their database.
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03-15-2010, 01:34 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bozeman, Montana
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He Will Likely
He will likely be along shortly to let us know what happened. Second off airport landing for him.
Hans
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03-15-2010, 01:54 PM
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Location: Huskerland, USA
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The news reports I saw on FOX News said his passenger was his mother! 
Well done Bill, glad you are both okay.
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03-15-2010, 03:41 PM
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Location: Fresno, CA
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This is his second engine failure in flight with the Mazda engine. That just knocked a possible alternative engine down a couple notches on my engine possibility list...
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03-15-2010, 05:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Chino, CA
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Originally Posted by FresnoR
This is his second engine failure in flight with the Mazda engine. That just knocked a possible alternative engine down a couple notches on my engine possibility list...
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I am not a supporter of converted auto engines in theory, but the pilot
of this -6 has done a lot of testing. He can post here if he wants, but
this was a fuel issue (and no, it wasn't low fuel), not an engine failure.
He flew the airplane home later that day. I don't know if he is on this forum,
but he can explain what happened if he is so inclined.
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Last edited by Chino Tom : 03-15-2010 at 05:41 PM.
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03-15-2010, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Fresno, CA
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It is a beautiful aircraft
I am glad he landing safely.
Since his approach was 60-65 and the speed limit is only 50, I wonder if he recieved a speeding ticket?
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03-15-2010, 06:01 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FresnoR
This is his second engine failure in flight with the Mazda engine. That just knocked a possible alternative engine down a couple notches on my engine possibility list...
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I heard that an RV with a Lycoming went down a month or two ago....does that knock it down on your list as well? 
With ZERO facts posted here, I think it is fruitless and possibly disrespectful to speculate on the cause. Glad to hear it all turned out so well, and hope he doesn't get that traffic ticket....
Paul
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