tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post6423214112057205807..comments2023-08-26T03:15:36.194-05:00Comments on Letters from Flyover Country: The Phillips crash explainedBob Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422722044859589459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-57759081214309457372011-12-12T19:38:05.032-06:002011-12-12T19:38:05.032-06:00is it similar to this crash, pilot radio he lost c...is it similar to this crash, pilot radio he lost control of the plane while it went down.<br />http://www.azfamily.com/news/Small-plane-crashes-in-NW-Valley-135381328.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-74402498589222124132010-03-13T22:56:39.780-06:002010-03-13T22:56:39.780-06:00The first year my RV-6 was flying (2001), a duck h...The first year my RV-6 was flying (2001), a duck hit the vertical stab at an angle from the left side. I was doing about 130 kts and climbing at the time. The stab skin was caved in and the main stab spar was acually bent. Inspection revealed no stress to any of the attach points, though.Mike at KSGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296550595681750613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-15513229413674182402010-03-11T16:39:04.999-06:002010-03-11T16:39:04.999-06:00The Ottawa Sun newspaper has mentioned the TSB bel...The Ottawa Sun newspaper has mentioned the TSB believes a 14lb eagle may have struck the tail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-43957690439524113652010-03-11T15:56:51.441-06:002010-03-11T15:56:51.441-06:00I always wonder what kind of stresses the aircraft...I always wonder what kind of stresses the aircraft had been put thru prior; Aerobatics...hard landings...turbulence. Sometimes the blame is on events recently prior to the incident. A look at the life-span of aircraft may tell more.KLewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390729228405755260noreply@blogger.com