Hartmut, No apology needed, I know you meant no harm and thank you for sharing that with the group, you are truly a gentlemen.
If I may add a few more comments about my accident. After I got home, my wife came up to me and told me three very important things: That she loved me very much and was glad that I and her brother were OK That if the Ercoupe could be fixed, then I needed to do it That I needed to get another plane right away and fly, because she would not what to live with me if I could not fly this summer. Yes she has sisters, but none like her. So, I started looking in barnstormers for another airplane to fly. After looking at all the different planes out there, I could only see myself in another coupe. I have found one and put down a deposit on it, it needs a good annual and then my A&P and I will check it out. I did not mention that my wife hates flying, but will not stop me from doing something I truly love to do. Hope to see many of you in the future with N94670 again. Tony --- On Sat, 2/27/10, Hartmut Beil <[email protected]> wrote: From: Hartmut Beil <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] NTSB on 415 crash To: [email protected], "Techlist Ercoupe" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 1:39 PM Tony. Forgive my hastily interpretation of the accident synopsis. The NTSB writing reads much different then what you are telling me. They seem to put it on you. Only. Don't mention the other circumstances. Boy I could hit myself for that comment. Please accept my apologies for calling you a lazy pilot. I hope you can repair the Ercoupe without getting broke. Darn. Stupid me! Hartmut Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:10:15 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] NTSB on 415 crash To: [email protected] Hartmut, With all do respect, and I do respect you for all the posts that I have read over the last 6 ½ years from you. You know allot about Ercoupes and I have learned from your posts and it would be nice to meet you some day. This was my accident on Jan 10th, and I would like to make a few correction. When we came back to the airport I flew over the windsock to check for the wind direction, yes, it did favor 180 but was not moving at the time. I did choose to land on 360, which is a 2300 foot grass strip and it would be easy to turn into my hangar. Did I make a mistake, yes I did, I found out later that the windsock was not in the best condition and did not show that the winds were around 7-9. I make no excuse, I was pilot in command and made a bad decision, it was not because I was lazy!. The NTSB report stated only half the runway length was plowed, that is not right, it was half of the width so ski planes could also use the airport. The passenger with me was my brother-in-law and my best friend, I feel very bad that I put his life at risk. He did tell me later that when I repair the Ercoupe, and I will, he needed to be my first passenger. I have had this Ercoupe for 6 ½ years, 400 hours, 177 Young Eagles flights, and many more passengers. I will not be the one to take this coupe out of the sky, it will fly again. Tony --- On Sat, 2/27/10, Hartmut Beil <[email protected]> wrote: From: Hartmut Beil <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] NTSB on 415 crash To: [email protected], "Techlist Ercoupe" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 2:37 AM Too bad that the punishment of a lazy pilot includes minor injuries to a passenger and the loss of another Ercoupe. Boy boy. Hartmut To: ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com From: rdstu...@bellsouth. net Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:08:57 -0500 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] NTSB on 415 crash NTSB Identification: CEN10CA094 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Sunday, January 10, 2010 in New London, WI Aircraft: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH ERCOUPE 415-CD, registration: N94670 Injuries: 2 Minor. The pilot reported the accident occurred when returning to the airport after a local flight. He stated he checked the windsock and it showed that the winds were favoring runway 18, but he decided to land on runway 36. The grass runway was covered with snow and ice. The pilot stated that he was unable to slow the airplane down during the landing roll. The airplane nosed over after contacting a snowbank at the end of the runway. The pilot stated they used a cell phone to call for help and the airplane had to be lifted in order for them to get out of it. The pilot stated that only half the length of the runway was plowed. He chose runway 36 so he would not have to turn around and back taxi on the runway to get to the hangar which was at the north end of the airport. The airplane received substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. 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