Plane crash

at my home field this morning:

oops

we've watched this guy over the last few days put WAY too much pitch in on climb out. like beyond 50 degrees. it's hot here too which increases the density altitude. hotter air=less performance.

Daym !!

Was that a rental or his own plane?

did he walk away from that?

xoxoxoBruce;582348 wrote:

Was that a rental or his own plane?

plth's link wrote:

The pilot — who has not been identified by police or the FAA — was alone in the experimental aircraft, which are assembled from kits and not built by traditional manufacturers, Lunsford said.

According to FAA records, the fixed-wing aircraft was registered in 2006 to Marvin Faulk of Baytown. He is also listed as the manufacturer.

A man by the same name was listed in serious condition at Memorial Hermann — Texas Medical Center on Saturday afternoon

lumberjim;582361 wrote:

did he walk away from that?

plth's link wrote:

According to police, the pilot appeared to be suffering head trauma and said his right leg hurt.

that's a tiny little link. i totally didn't even see it.

Heheee, plth has posted some giant pictures and tiny links.

Sounds like a personal problem...

Little blue pill might help... :D

It looks like it was made of cardboard and got left in the rain and went all soggy and crumpled up.

Nah, just some fool pushing the envelope in a kit-built aircraft. Paging Darwin awards, paging Darwin awards, please stand by...

oopsie! I hope he enjoyed that fun park moment.

Shawnee123;582373 wrote:

Heheee, plth has posted some giant pictures and tiny links.

they can fix that with surgery now can't they? :blush:

In what sense was this plane "experimental"?

An aircraft which does not have a type design or does not meet other certification standards. The "experimental" designation is one of several "Special Airworthiness Certificates" which allows the aircraft to operate in U.S. airspace. None may be used for commercial purposes. Experimental aircraft are divided into three groups: 1) amateur built: an aircraft, built by one or more persons who undertake the effort for the purpose of recreation and education; 2) exhibition: a unique (one-of-a-kind) aircraft, a replica, a foreign or U.S. military surplus aircraft which may be used for exhibition purposes-movie and television productions, or sanctioned, organized events where the unique or unusual characteristics of the aircraft can be displayed; 3) other: includes experimental aircraft that are not amateur or exhibition. This includes aircraft involved in research and development, crew training, market surveys, air racing, those used to show compliance with regulations and the like.

that being said, he built the plane from a kit and put a rotax engine in it. experimentals have a lot of leeway and choices for the kits...

Back in the 60s, while in the Air Force I was standing next to a C-124 when a plane crashed right in front of me.

John Denver killed himself in an experimental aircraft.

10-4

I've been reading NTSB reports recently....
I can see it now:

Single engine plane crash
injuries: 1 / aircraft destroyed

A private pilot was flying his single-engine aircraft when he experienced a loss of power upon takeoff. Plane crashed in a residential neighborhood.

Pilot experience, loss of engine power and proximity to ground were contributing factors.