John Clark
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Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Ban Homebuilt Planes From VGT
Wed, 11 Feb '09
Says Experimental Planes 'Have Higher Accident Rates' Than Other Types
The sentiment among residents and lawmakers in Las Vegas, NV against homebuilt aircraft has reached the state assembly. Aero-News has learned State Senator Steven Horsford and Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick introduced a joint resolution Monday than, if enacted, would ban all flights by homebuilt aircraft from North Las Vegas Airport (VGT).
According to documents received by Aero-News, Senate Joint Resolution 3 urges Congress "to authorize the Clark County Department of Aviation to ban flights of experimental homebuilt aircraft to and from the North Las Vegas Airport." The resolution asserts "experimental homebuilt aircraft have higher accident rates than other types of aircraft and accounted for more than 12 percent of airplane accidents nationwide in 2007," noting homebuilt planes "have been involved in more than 20 accidents in Clark County since 2003..." and "resulted in the deaths of several persons on the ground in 2008." As ANN reported, the latest outcry against experimental aircraft operating from VGT came following the August 22, 2008 downing of a Velocity 173RG (similar to type shown below), which claimed the lives of the pilot and two persons inside the North Las Vegas home the plane impacted. The accident spurred Clark County Aviation Director Randy Walker to call for all homebuilt planes to be banned from "busier" airports.
While the NTSB's probable cause report has yet to be issued, preliminary evidence indicates the accident flight was the first for the plane after the installation of a non-approved engine supercharger... taking the aircraft out of its originally certificated approval parameters.
With just 5.1 hours on the Velocity, it also appears the pilot was operating the aircraft over North Las Vegas without authority from an FAA inspector or Designated Airworthiness Examiner. The plane's logbook showed a notation authorizing operation for the first 25 hours only over sparsely populated areas, with an exception granted for the aircraft's home base of Show Low, AZ.
Here are the websites of the two responsible for this:
FMI: www.stevenhorsford.com, www.marilynkirkpatrick.com
John Clark
RV8 N18U "Sunshine"
KSBA
Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Ban Homebuilt Planes From VGT
Wed, 11 Feb '09
Says Experimental Planes 'Have Higher Accident Rates' Than Other Types
The sentiment among residents and lawmakers in Las Vegas, NV against homebuilt aircraft has reached the state assembly. Aero-News has learned State Senator Steven Horsford and Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick introduced a joint resolution Monday than, if enacted, would ban all flights by homebuilt aircraft from North Las Vegas Airport (VGT).
According to documents received by Aero-News, Senate Joint Resolution 3 urges Congress "to authorize the Clark County Department of Aviation to ban flights of experimental homebuilt aircraft to and from the North Las Vegas Airport." The resolution asserts "experimental homebuilt aircraft have higher accident rates than other types of aircraft and accounted for more than 12 percent of airplane accidents nationwide in 2007," noting homebuilt planes "have been involved in more than 20 accidents in Clark County since 2003..." and "resulted in the deaths of several persons on the ground in 2008." As ANN reported, the latest outcry against experimental aircraft operating from VGT came following the August 22, 2008 downing of a Velocity 173RG (similar to type shown below), which claimed the lives of the pilot and two persons inside the North Las Vegas home the plane impacted. The accident spurred Clark County Aviation Director Randy Walker to call for all homebuilt planes to be banned from "busier" airports.
While the NTSB's probable cause report has yet to be issued, preliminary evidence indicates the accident flight was the first for the plane after the installation of a non-approved engine supercharger... taking the aircraft out of its originally certificated approval parameters.
With just 5.1 hours on the Velocity, it also appears the pilot was operating the aircraft over North Las Vegas without authority from an FAA inspector or Designated Airworthiness Examiner. The plane's logbook showed a notation authorizing operation for the first 25 hours only over sparsely populated areas, with an exception granted for the aircraft's home base of Show Low, AZ.
Here are the websites of the two responsible for this:
FMI: www.stevenhorsford.com, www.marilynkirkpatrick.com
John Clark
RV8 N18U "Sunshine"
KSBA
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