Columbia crash...opinions

Greg Farris wrote:
Could be a problem with the C/S prop. The 182, with the prop at fine pitch
usually has abundant excess horsepower on takeoff. If he set the prop wrong,
or if it malfunctioned it could look like this.


Don't see how he could have done that. Have you *ever* tried to take off with
the throttle(s) / prop(s) / mixture(s) not pushed full forward? Particularly on
a maximum effort takeoff? (Maybe holding back a little bit on a turbocharged
engine with the throttle as redline dictates).





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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

I thought you were talking about a crash of a Lancair Columbia. This took
place in Col-o-mbia and it looks like it was either overloaded, or he just
didn't have enough runway to get enough airspeed and get it out of there.
The flaps also appeared to be extended further than normal for a short field
takeoff.

"Kobra" wrote in message
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Check this clip out. What does everyone think happened here?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZWC2XJYgcJU

It looks like a 182, so it had *some* muscle.

I think it must have been hot, maybe a high elevation, loaded with fuel,
people and equipment. But one passenger was a small boy so he couldn't
have been very heavy.

It also looks like a soft-field technique that was poorly executed and he
lost directional control and didn't lower the nose to build airspeed
first.

Very sad,

Kobra



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