Scott
November 8th 05, 12:05 PM
What a bummer, Glad nobody got hurt, maybe a testament to the aircraft
design. Ken Terrio's airplane was beautiful it was the 2003 Plans
built grand
champion. Hope Ken can get it all back together. Here is the NTSB
preliminary.
>>
>> NTSB Identification: NYC05LA139
>> 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
>> Accident occurred Saturday, August 27, 2005 in Oxford, CT
>> Aircraft: Terrio Pober Jr Ace, registration: N37KT
>> Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
>>
>> 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, 2005, at 1315 eastern daylight time, an amateur built
Pober
>> Jr
>> Ace, N37KT, was substantially damaged during a forced landing
following a
>> loss of engine power near Oxford, Connecticut. The certificated private
>> pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no
>> flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Albany
>> International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, and was destined for the
>> Goodspeed Airport (42B), East Haddam, Connecticut. The personal
flight was
>> conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
>>
>> According to the pilot, he was flying at an altitude of 3,500 feet, just
>> northeast of Waterbury-Oxford (OXC) airspace when he observed a loss of
>> engine oil pressure, followed by a "clicking" sound coming from the
>> engine.
>> The propeller then stopped turning, and the pilot immediately turned
>> toward
>> the OXC airport for an emergency landing. He then realized that he
did not
>> have the gliding distance to make the airport, and selected an open corn
>> field to perform a forced landing. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced
>> "hard" and continued down the sloped field, until it impacted trees.
>>
>> Examination of the engine by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
>> inspector revealed a fractured connecting rod bearing in the number 3
>> cylinder.
design. Ken Terrio's airplane was beautiful it was the 2003 Plans
built grand
champion. Hope Ken can get it all back together. Here is the NTSB
preliminary.
>>
>> NTSB Identification: NYC05LA139
>> 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
>> Accident occurred Saturday, August 27, 2005 in Oxford, CT
>> Aircraft: Terrio Pober Jr Ace, registration: N37KT
>> Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
>>
>> 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, 2005, at 1315 eastern daylight time, an amateur built
Pober
>> Jr
>> Ace, N37KT, was substantially damaged during a forced landing
following a
>> loss of engine power near Oxford, Connecticut. The certificated private
>> pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no
>> flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Albany
>> International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, and was destined for the
>> Goodspeed Airport (42B), East Haddam, Connecticut. The personal
flight was
>> conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
>>
>> According to the pilot, he was flying at an altitude of 3,500 feet, just
>> northeast of Waterbury-Oxford (OXC) airspace when he observed a loss of
>> engine oil pressure, followed by a "clicking" sound coming from the
>> engine.
>> The propeller then stopped turning, and the pilot immediately turned
>> toward
>> the OXC airport for an emergency landing. He then realized that he
did not
>> have the gliding distance to make the airport, and selected an open corn
>> field to perform a forced landing. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced
>> "hard" and continued down the sloped field, until it impacted trees.
>>
>> Examination of the engine by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
>> inspector revealed a fractured connecting rod bearing in the number 3
>> cylinder.