Twin Commander down at VGT

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
...
"Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote in message
news:n7bEe.40522$DC2.15350@okepread01...
Says alot for the engines installed in the airplane though. Takes a
lick'n and keeps on tick'n.

It seems more likely that the engine suffered no trauma at all.
Certainly, with the nose hitting first, and the plane resting on the
*right* wing and fuselage, there's no reason to necessarily believe that
the left engine or propeller had any significant contact with the ground
at all.

So, I'd say this accident says very little about the engines installed in
the airplane.

Pete

Jeez Pete,

The rest of the plane is totaled and the thing keeps running for 20 minutes.
If it doesn't say anything about the quality of the engine it certainly does
about the robustness of the fuel system.