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me(at)parkerthomas.com
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: RV6 down in Petaluma

Sad news about a couple guys in a RV-6 up in Petaluma today.  Anybody know anything?  

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/28/BAGR8KQNVS4.DTL   

Parker Thomas  

RV-6A 421PT  

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pbesing(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject: RV6 down in Petaluma

No, but it just amazes me the stuff that they write in the press without checking facts...granted, for our sake, it sounds good that they do conduct such an inspection, but nevertheless, it's not true.

   

  "Home-built planes, often referred to as "experimental aircraft," are inspected by an FAA examiner who looks at the bolts, rivets and mechanical parts of the craft before the metal skin is installed. If it passes, the pilot is restricted to flying alone, and over unpopulated areas, for a period of time, Gregor said, and must pass an annual inspection."

   

  Last I checked, the FAA examiner (or DAR if it happens to be) doesn't check the craft before the metal skin is installed.

   

  Paul Besing

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Parker Thomas <me(at)parkerthomas.com> wrote:

  [quote]  <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />    st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }                Sad news about a couple guys in a RV-6 up in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Petaluma today.  Anybody know anything?

  Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. [url=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/]Yahoo! Small Business[/url].  [quote][b]

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rv7(at)b4.ca
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject: RV6 down in Petaluma

On 20:16:50 2006-08-28 Paul Besing <pbesing(at)yahoo.com> wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		     "Home-built planes, often referred to as "experimental aircraft,"

 are inspected by an FAA examiner who looks at the bolts, rivets and

 mechanical parts of the craft before the metal skin is installed. If it

 passes, the pilot is restricted to flying alone, and over unpopulated

 areas, for a period of time, Gregor said, and must pass an annual

 inspection."



   Last I checked, the FAA examiner (or DAR if it happens to be)

 doesn't check the craft before the metal skin is installed.


	


We all here know that, but to the general public it's a largely irrelevant

detail.  I commend the reporter in question for at least communicating that

homebuilt aircraft are inspected by a regulatory body when they're built,

and are inspected regularly when they're flying.  That's a lot better than

leaving it as "so and so died in a homemade plane".  At least this time it

doesn't sound like some yahoo who slapped together an engine and some

planks of wood and went out trying to fly.



-Rob

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pbesing(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:30 am Post subject: RV6 down in Petaluma

Yes, that's definately a good point, and the fact that his facts were not straight is definately a plus in our column...we just got lucky that the error was in our favor...too often they make errors without checking facts, and unfortunately there is a negative spin on them.

   

  Yeah, couldn't you imagine that if he wrote "Ironically, the airplane was built in someone's garage from a mail order kit"  or something like that.  

   

  Paul Besing



"Rob Prior (rv7)" <rv7(at)b4.ca> wrote:

  [quote]--> RV-List message posted by: "Rob Prior (rv7)" 



On 20:16:50 2006-08-28 Paul Besing wrote:

[quote] "Home-built planes, often referred to as "experimental aircraft,"

 are inspected by an FAA examiner who looks at the bolts, rivets and

 mechanical 	 		Get your own [url= http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43290/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains]web address for just $1.99/1st yr[/url]. We'll help. [url=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=41244/*http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/]Yahoo! Small Business[/url].  [quote][b]

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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:29 pm Post subject: RV6 down in Petaluma

NTSB Identification: LAX06LA275

 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation

 Accident occurred Sunday, August 27, 2006 in Novato, CA

 Aircraft: Terry Tevis RV-6A, registration: N312RV

 Injuries: 2 Fatal.   This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

 On August 27, 2006, about 2200 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Tevis RV-6A airplane, N312RV, impacted terrain about 2 miles north of the Gnoss Field Airport near Novato, California. The private pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was built and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight. The flight originated from the Lincoln Regional Airport, Lincoln, California, around 2100, and was destined for Petaluma, California. Dark night conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the flight. 

 

 According to the pilot's family, he had flown the airplane from Petaluma to Lincoln earlier in the day. The family took the pilot and passenger to the Lincoln airport around 2030, and they believe they departed around 2100. The pilot's hangar and car were located at Petaluma. 

 

 According to the Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) inspector who responded to the accident site, the airplane impacted a hill leaving prop strikes in the ground. The wreckage was scattered along a debris path that stretched approximately 250 feet. 

    

  

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