V. Childs wrote:
> Ercoupe Glider Club Member. First time 1977. Fueled plane north of Rome, Ga > on cold day, climbed to 3000 msl, motor quit! Tried primer, motor would run but > only for a moment, landed in very small field, hit fence post, cartwheeled > airplane. Plane destroyed. 1946 415-C N94382 SN 1605. FAA said dirt or > ice in carb, fuel starvation. Second time 1985. Oil line broke , shot oil on > exhaust pipes, cabin filled with smoke. THANK GOD I WAS IN A ERCOUPE! Opened > side windows put head outside. I would not have made it if I was in a Cessna > or Piper!!! I was only about 4 mi from Clow Airport, Plainfield, IL. After > landing I checked the oil. I lost 3 quarts in a VERY short time! This was a > forced landing not a glider ride but I wanted you all to know the moment you > smell smoke in a Ercoupe open the window and get your head out! Plane: 1946 > 415-C N3344H. Third time: 1986: Fuel drain on gas bowl by motor poped > out at 1500 mls. The part you push in to drain the gas from the headed tank > shot out of the housing. After 40 years of draining the headed tank, the brass > tip that holds it in the houseing wore out and it shot out. GAS EVERYWHERE!!! > Cork started down!!!! I was about 6 miles from Naper- Aero, Naperville, > IL. I landed. Turned motor off moment I was on the ground!!!. Jumped out of > plane!!! GAS EVERYWHERE. Header tank ran dry. THANK GOD NO FIRE!!! This was a > forced landing not a glider ride, but I wanted you all to know about replacing > that drain once in a while. Plane: 1946 415-C N2695H. Fourth time: > 1986: Primer line broke at 2000 msl. GAS running on legs. 10 mi from Clow > Airport, Plainfield, IL. Landed. This was a forced landing also. Fifth time: > 1988: Took off from small grass strip at Prairie Lake Hunt Club, Marseilles, > IL. Got about 100' up, motor quit!!! Put nose down, landed ahead at end of > runway. This happened VERY FAST!!! Ran off the end of the runway. No damage > to plane. This was the year for record heat in IL! It was over 100 air temp > and very windy. But the wind was right down the runway. I got in the plane > and took off right away. I did not let it warm up at all. I was very warm and > wanted to get going. I think a got VAPOR-LOCK!!! After the FREE glider > ride!! I gave it a shot of primer, the motor started up and I taxied back to > the ramp. I drained all the sumps, ran it on the ground for awhile. It ran good > so I took off AGAIN!!! Talk about a scared pilot!!! That was me that day!!! > Making the same take off only about a half hour after the Glider ride!! > Plane: 1965 Alon A-2 N6557Q SN 57 This may sound like a lot of > mishaps, but I have over 7000 hours of flying Ercoupes all over the > country. gene martin > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > And other member of the Ercoupe Glider Club. Please fill in Your facts > > and > > return. > > > > Starting a list: N-number, Who, When, Where & Why > > > > N99371 Warren Hampton 12-29-98 Santa Ysabel, Ca. Broken tapered Shaft > > > > Metal Prop. > > N3802H Ed Burkhead Ice in > > fuel bowl > > > > N3773H Chuck Rosenfeld > > > > --------------------------------- > > to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________________________ > > Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! > > http://www.topica.com/topica20 __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! http://www.topica.com/topica20
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