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dwwilt

Joined: 06 Dec 2010
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:53 am Post subject: Gerd`s Lightning

Gerd,

   

  So sorry to hear about your plane, but very glad you are OK.  That's the important part of the story.

   

  

    

   Dennis

   N616DW (Arion Lightning S/N 132)

 

  

  

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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:50 am Post subject: Gerd`s Lightning

Wow, Gerd, so sorry to hear about the rotten luck with the electrical  system failure, but I think you did an excellent job of flying the  airplane.  Remember any landing you can walk away from is a good  landing.  

  

 Great seeing you at the Lightning Homecoming and Fly-In.  

 Blue Skies,

 Buz

  

  In a message dated 11/15/2012 10:47:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  NowackLinden(at)gmx.de writes:

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		  -->    Lightning-List message posted by: Gerd + Uli Nowack    <NowackLinden(at)gmx.de>



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		   I have news for the Lightning    Group, and its not good news:



 On november 12th  my    Lightning D-ELIY , Kit 89 was damaged beyond 

 repair after only 8    flight hours in an emergency landing that was the 

 consequence of a    total electrical system failure. Some of you might 

 remember that my    plane has/had! an ULPower engine with dual electronic 

 engine control    , ignition and fuel injection. Apparently the Main DC 

 Bus had a short    , the 2nd battery was depleted fast- propably the bus 

 tie feature    didn`t separate the DC busses as it should and the whole 

 electric sys    went dead.

 After the engine stopped I had to glide out of 4500´ft and    made it to 

 an open meadow with an uphill slope. I couldn`t lower the    flaps- 

 electric!- and also had lost my EFIS. Because I had to cross a    small 

 power line I may have been low on airspeed , and very shortly    before 

 T/D the engine gave a last burp- which both together made my    left wing 

 drop.

 The wingtip touched first which spoiled my    attitude in all directions, 

 and the fuselage hit the ground prop    first. The impact tore the engine 

 downward out of the firewall - the    fuse rim and the engine mount 

 points held together, but the AN4 bolts    stripped their threads or 

 broke off. Due to the impact the seat pan    with my 205lbs on top broke 

 through the bottom of the fuselage ,    which was propably a good thing 

 because it can have saved my back.    The complete fuselage behind the 

 cockpit was twisted to the    left.

 The Airplane came to rest after a 100ft slide, still upside up    and on 

 3 wheels, although the nose gear and the right main gear were    bent.



 I climbed out of the cockpit with a bruised shin (from    the panel box), 

 a very slight whiplash injury, and a severely hurt    flyboy ego.

 My feeling is: it could have gone better, but it also    could have gone 

 worse - much worse! So I am very happy that all in    all I had a lucky 

 day and my Guardian Angels were apparently flying    along in close 

 formation.



 The plane is fully insured,    the insurance rep declared it a total 

 write-off. Of course the    Aviation Bureau Rep showed up and checked 

 everything incl remaining    fuel(15gals) and all documents. All was 

 found in order. So far nobody    has accused me of neglect or other 

 unorderly things, so I hope there    won´t be major problems with the 

 insurance.



 Of course    the media were all there. A local TV station has broadcasted 

 some    footage, you can see it here:



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpfwXADrhj0



 Commentary is    German but the pics speak for themself, I think



 That´s it for    the moment



    bsp;             (And Get Some AWESOME FREE  o find  ifts  bsp;   lder's  LP     you for  ;                        -Matt Dralle,    List  se the  ies  ay                 - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS  


	




	


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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:55 am Post subject: Gerd`s Lightning

Glad you are ok, that's the important part.

Best,



Max and Olena



Sent from my iPhone



On Nov 15, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Gerd + Uli Nowack <NowackLinden(at)gmx.de> wrote:



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> I have news for the Lightning Group, and its not good news:

> 

> On november 12th  my Lightning D-ELIY , Kit 89 was damaged beyond repair after only 8 flight hours in an emergency landing that was the consequence of a total electrical system failure. Some of you might remember that my plane has/had! an ULPower engine with dual electronic engine control , ignition and fuel injection. Apparently the Main DC Bus had a short , the 2nd battery was depleted fast- propably the bus tie feature didn`t separate the DC busses as it should and the whole electric sys went dead.

> After the engine stopped I had to glide out of 4500Â´ft and made it to an open meadow with an uphill slope. I couldn`t lower the flaps- electric!- and also had lost my EFIS. Because I had to cross a small power line I may have been low on airspeed , and very shortly before T/D the engine gave a last burp- which both together made my left wing drop.

> The wingtip touched first which spoiled my attitude in all directions, and the fuselage hit the ground prop first. The impact tore the engine downward out of the firewall - the fuse rim and the engine mount points held together, but the AN4 bolts stripped their threads or broke off. Due to the impact the seat pan with my 205lbs on top broke through the bottom of the fuselage , which was propably a good thing because it can have saved my back. The complete fuselage behind the cockpit was twisted to the left.

> The Airplane came to rest after a 100ft slide, still upside up and on 3 wheels, although the nose gear and the right main gear were bent.

> 

> I climbed out of the cockpit with a bruised shin (from the panel box), a very slight whiplash injury, and a severely hurt flyboy ego.

> My feeling is: it could have gone better, but it also could have gone worse - much worse! So I am very happy that all in all I had a lucky day and my Guardian Angels were apparently flying along in close formation.

> 

> The plane is fully insured, the insurance rep declared it a total write-off. Of course the Aviation Bureau Rep showed up and checked everything incl remaining fuel(15gals) and all documents. All was found in order. So far nobody has accused me of neglect or other unorderly things, so I hope there wonÂ´t be major problems with the insurance.

> 

> Of course the media were all there. A local TV station has broadcasted some footage, you can see it here:

> 

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpfwXADrhj0

> 

> Commentary is German but the pics speak for themself, I think

> 

> ThatÂ´s it for the moment

> 

> Gerd

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n5pb(at)AOL.COM
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:21 am Post subject: Gerd`s Lightning

Gerd,

  So sorry to hear about your electrical power failure and subsequent emergency landing.  Great job getting it back on the ground and not suffering any major injury to you.   I hope your insurance covers the  loss and you're back to building again.

   

   

  Bear

     

    

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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:37 am Post subject: Gerd`s Lightning

Bad news and good news. We are glad you just could walk away from the scene.



Daniel

Esqual PH-DWD

Belgium

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n45bm(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:52 pm Post subject: Gerd`s Lightning

Gerd,

Very sorry to hear of the loss of your plane, but equally glad that you were not seriously hurt. We wish you the best.

Bernardo Melendez, Kit #110



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Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Gerd`s Lightning

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Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 9:53 AM



 Gerd,

   

  So sorry to hear about your plane, but very glad you are OK.  That's the important part of the story.

   

  

    

   Dennis

   N616DW (Arion Lightning S/N 132)

 

  

  

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Bill Strahan

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Posts: 145

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: Gerd`s Lightning

Glad to hear you're okay!  As we used to say in software, once you've written a program then you know how to write it.  I can't imagine how quickly your second Lightning will go together!

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elledien

Joined: 03 Feb 2010
Posts: 43

Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: Gerd`s Lightning

Gerd,

this is a good new. You are ok!

Other things are nothing.

Happy to read you.

Luigi





        



 

 

  

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