Expensive fender bender

"Shirley" wrote in message ...
"James M. Knox" wrote:

a construction forklift with a whopping big
load of steel in the forks had tried to take
a shortcut.

Saw a rental 172 at a local airport with the tip of one wing in shreds. Was
told the garbage truck, making its weekly pick-up on the field, got too close
and sheered the tip of the wing off, then the driver said that the *plane*
wasn't where he expected it to be. I guess!

One day I came out to HEF for an early morning rental and there was carnage
on the ramp. Oddly it was confined to the portion of the ramp closest to
the fence...obviously not someone who crashed off the runway or something.
Turns out a bunch of guys got liquored up (owing to the large amount of empties
found in and around) and got into a King Air and managed to get one engine
fired up. The thing taxied around in a circle chewing up a number of planes.
It's amazing what a prop will do the side of a Lance.

Of course, a renter taxied my Navion into a Comanche once (he was trying to
avoid hitting a Lear, I guess that almost makes sense). The tip tank rode up
and over the cowling of the Comanche, making a tip tank shaped grove in the
cowling. My plane would have escaped damage entirely if the prop on the
piper had been horizontal. It cut a little notch in the leading edge of my wing
just inboard of the tip tank.

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Ron Natalie wrote:


"Shirley" wrote in message ...
"James M. Knox" wrote:

a construction forklift with a whopping big
load of steel in the forks had tried to take
a shortcut.

Saw a rental 172 at a local airport with the tip of one wing in shreds. Was
told the garbage truck, making its weekly pick-up on the field, got too close
and sheered the tip of the wing off, then the driver said that the *plane*
wasn't where he expected it to be. I guess!

One day I came out to HEF for an early morning rental and there was carnage
on the ramp. Oddly it was confined to the portion of the ramp closest to
the fence...obviously not someone who crashed off the runway or something.
Turns out a bunch of guys got liquored up (owing to the large amount of empties
found in and around) and got into a King Air and managed to get one engine
fired up. The thing taxied around in a circle chewing up a number of planes.
It's amazing what a prop will do the side of a Lance.

Of course, a renter taxied my Navion into a Comanche once (he was trying to
avoid hitting a Lear, I guess that almost makes sense). The tip tank rode up
and over the cowling of the Comanche, making a tip tank shaped grove in the
cowling. My plane would have escaped damage entirely if the prop on the
piper had been horizontal. It cut a little notch in the leading edge of my wing
just inboard of the tip tank.



Ron, you need to get a new plane. Waaaay too much bad karma surrounding
that Navion!

--
Rick/JYO
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"Rick Glasser" wrote in message ogz.net...
Ron, you need to get a new plane. Waaaay too much bad karma surrounding
that Navion!

It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. However, it's going to be a completely
different experience when I get it back. Engine with 9 hours since factory new,
large amounts of the airframe replaced new (a whole warehouse full of factory
Navion parts just because available last year), new panel, new radios, new interior,
new paint.

Ron Natalie wrote:

However, it's going to be a completely different experience when I get it back.

And what's the ETA now?

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...


Ron Natalie wrote:

However, it's going to be a completely different experience when I get it back.

And what's the ETA now?

They're putting in the new panel now, then it goes to the paint/interior shop...should
have it soon.

Ron Natalie wrote:

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...


Ron Natalie wrote:

However, it's going to be a completely different experience when I get it back.

And what's the ETA now?


They're putting in the new panel now, then it goes to the paint/interior shop...should
have it soon.
And soon is always....."Two Weeks."

Ron Natalie wrote:

And what's the ETA now?

They're putting in the new panel now, then it goes to the
paint/interior shop...should have it soon.

Ron, will it be ready for and flying to: Sun-N-Fun?


Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

--
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CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com WEB http://users.frii.com/jer/
C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider, FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor
CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot, BM218 HAM N0FZD, 197 Young Eagles!

Oshkosh for sure (I hope)

Margy

wrote:

Ron Natalie wrote:

And what's the ETA now?

They're putting in the new panel now, then it goes to the
paint/interior shop...should have it soon.

Ron, will it be ready for and flying to: Sun-N-Fun?

Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

--
Jer/ (Slash) Eberhard, Mountain Flying Aviation, LTD, Ft Collins, CO
CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com WEB http://users.frii.com/jer/
C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider, FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor
CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot, BM218 HAM N0FZD, 197 Young Eagles!

I know of one case where a mobile crane took off on a sightseeing tour of
its own. It sneaked onto a nearby airport (through the fence) and into a
hangar (through the door) and mangled a new jet fighter against the inner
wall. The contractor was insured to about $2,000,000. Rumour has it he
went rather pale when told about the cost of the damages...

Cheers,
Fred