Emergency landing today Troutdale, OR

On Feb 1, 11:26 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
A sputtering engine can be anything but a failing engine.

If it caused a crash, the distinction may be academic.

It didn't cause a crash.


Was this really a _new_ airplane, or just a newly used airplane?

Don't know, is it relevant?

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writes:

Don't know, is it relevant?

Yes. If I had bought a plane brand-new and it had engine trouble on
the first flight, I'd have the aircraft dumped on the doorstep of the
CEO of the manufacturer. There's no excuse for that.

In a used plane, the expectations are different.

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On Feb 1, 1:15 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
Don't know, is it relevant?

Yes. If I had bought a plane brand-new and it had engine trouble on
the first flight, I'd have the aircraft dumped on the doorstep of the
CEO of the manufacturer. There's no excuse for that.

In a used plane, the expectations are different.

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What makes you think that engine trouble was the cause of this
incident?

-Kees

wrote:
What makes you think that engine trouble was the cause of this
incident?

I cannot speak for where MX has got it from, but the article linked in the
OP contains words to that effect.

On Feb 1, 1:51 pm, "Anno v. Heimburg"
wrote:
wrote:
What makes you think that engine trouble was the cause of this
incident?

I cannot speak for where MX has got it from, but the article linked in the
OP contains words to that effect.

True, but the article only mentioned "mechanical problems" and a
"sputtering engine".
That can mean anything and not just a failing engine.
I know as much as MX about the real cause, and that is absolutely
nothing.
The difference is that I know that I know nothing about it and MX
doesn't.

Regards,
Kees.

Anthony is not a pilot, and wouldn't be expected to know that an RV is a
homebuilt.

It does sound somewhat reminiscent of the John Denver crash.

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 06:01:24 -0800, Viperdoc wrote
(in article ):

Anthony is not a pilot, and wouldn't be expected to know that an RV is a
homebuilt.

It does sound somewhat reminiscent of the John Denver crash.



Not only is he not a pilot, he appears to suffer from a brain injury similar
to autism. He is incapable of admitting that he is wrong on anything, will
probably never fly an airplane even with an instructor, and has difficulty
separating reality from fiction. Over on the student news group he actually
claimed that you could use a radio controlled model truck to learn to drive a
real one.

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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

wrote:
True, but the article only mentioned "mechanical problems" and a
"sputtering engine".
That can mean anything and not just a failing engine.
Kees.

Quote the article "He was on his way home to Ohio when his engine began to
sputter and went out."

They are not saying "the engine failed" in exactly those words, but I am
hard-pressed to interpret that sentence in any other way.

Anno.

Recently, Anno v. Heimburg posted:

wrote:
True, but the article only mentioned "mechanical problems" and a
"sputtering engine".
That can mean anything and not just a failing engine.
Kees.

Quote the article "He was on his way home to Ohio when his engine
began to sputter and went out."

They are not saying "the engine failed" in exactly those words, but I
am hard-pressed to interpret that sentence in any other way.

I would expect the same observation if the plane ran out of fuel.

Neil

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True, but the article only mentioned "mechanical problems" and a
"sputtering engine".

That can mean anything and not just a failing engine.

The engine sputtered not long after he left the original airport so he aimed
for Troutdale and hoped he'd make it. (They're only a few minutes apart,
but Sandy is higher elevation and not as well-maintained.)

He said on the news last night that the engine stuttered and then quit as he
was coming into the pattern. Said as sure as he was standing there, God
told him where and how to land. By the look on his face you could tell he
meant it.


-c