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1 posted on 12/09/2023 4:17:35 PM PST by DFG
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2 posted on 12/09/2023 4:18:21 PM PST by DFG
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That’s a lot of fail for a swanky-looking craft!

Glad everyone lived to tell about it and hope everyone was insured against it.


3 posted on 12/09/2023 4:22:13 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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Critical powerplant control knob failed. Probably wouldn’t happen on a certificated airframe. Lancair IV-P. Has quite an active accident and incident history.


4 posted on 12/09/2023 4:22:23 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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That sucks


7 posted on 12/09/2023 4:26:55 PM PST by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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The pilot reduced power and tried an emergency landing but the knob on the power lever came off. It's like when your steering wheel comes off while your driving on the freeway.
8 posted on 12/09/2023 4:31:25 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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The pilot reduced power and tried an emergency landing but the knob on the power lever came off.

It's like when your steering wheel comes off while your driving on the freeway.

9 posted on 12/09/2023 4:31:48 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Wouldn’t wanna be the IA who signed off on the build of this particular homebuilt.


11 posted on 12/09/2023 4:54:13 PM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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The plane lost pressurization, so the pilot made an emergency descent, then noticed a caution light about the propeller.

The pilot reduced power and tried an emergency landing at Aero Country Airport in McKinney, but the knob on the power lever came off.

That might begin to explain why he gave it a swift kick before he walked away.

14 posted on 12/09/2023 5:12:02 PM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)
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a caution light about the propeller.

Well, it does look pretty bent up in that picture.

21 posted on 12/09/2023 6:41:49 PM PST by PAR35
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The knob on the power lever came off.

Quality control office not answering the phone.


25 posted on 12/10/2023 9:06:02 AM PST by Vaduz (....)
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