Posted: 5/16/2025 10:46:06 AM EDT
I just posted about Cincinnati Warbirds Museum. This was their TBM.  Two on board, both with minor injuries. https://www.wthitv.com/news/wwii-aircraft-crashes-at-terre-haute-airport-faa-to-investigate/article_a78efe16-378f-493d-8caf-4613f125ffb6.html 
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9 lives - 9 pellets... Coincidence?
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9 lives - 9 pellets... Coincidence?
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Attached File Looking at that it seems like engine wasn't making power when the prop strike occurred. Does anyone know how much the hydraulics play a role in keeping the wings deployed? If the engine isn't making power there might not be much pressure on the lines and locking mechanism. |
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Originally Posted By esa17: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/232306/capture_jpg-3541598.JPG Looking at that it seems like engine wasn't making power when the prop strike occurred. Does anyone know how much the hydraulics play a role in keeping the wings deployed? If the engine isn't making power there might not be much pressure on the lines and locking mechanism. Good eye. Someone on FB said they were short of the runway. |
9 lives - 9 pellets... Coincidence?
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Originally Posted By _DR: Glad occupants are OK. Rebuildable or spare parts now I wonder. https://i.postimg.cc/yd8TVmLk/17473905833347.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/05TPJc7R/6826573e4a04d-image.png This isn't their first time through a fence. This one was heartbreaking, and also, the stuff of nightmares. First flight after restoration, IIRC. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2011/12/p-40-warhawk-overshoots-runway-knocks.html The World War II era airplane was recently restored and had accumulated approximately 5 hours since it had been returned to an airworthy condition. The airplane was originally manufactured in May 1943. The pilot reported that he had completed maneuvers in the local area prior to the accident. He stated that while returning to the airport, the engine shuddered several times and the oil pressure dropped to zero. Approximately 20 seconds later, the engine failed completely. About that time, the windshield and canopy were covered with oil and coolant restricting forward visibility. The pilot was able to execute a forced landing to the airport; however, he was unable to stop on the available runway. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway and impacted the airport perimeter fence. A postaccident inspection revealed that the engine oil cooler exhibited a crack adjacent to a thermostatic bypass valve. The oil cooler was an original World War II era component. The crack did not appear to have initiated at a previously repaired area. 
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9 lives - 9 pellets... Coincidence?
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Originally Posted By ske714: This isn't their first time through a fence. This one was heartbreaking, and also, the stuff of nightmares. First flight after restoration, IIRC. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2011/12/p-40-warhawk-overshoots-runway-knocks.html The World War II era airplane was recently restored and had accumulated approximately 5 hours since it had been returned to an airworthy condition. The airplane was originally manufactured in May 1943. The pilot reported that he had completed maneuvers in the local area prior to the accident. He stated that while returning to the airport, the engine shuddered several times and the oil pressure dropped to zero. Approximately 20 seconds later, the engine failed completely. About that time, the windshield and canopy were covered with oil and coolant restricting forward visibility. The pilot was able to execute a forced landing to the airport; however, he was unable to stop on the available runway. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway and impacted the airport perimeter fence. A postaccident inspection revealed that the engine oil cooler exhibited a crack adjacent to a thermostatic bypass valve. The oil cooler was an original World War II era component. The crack did not appear to have initiated at a previously repaired area. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92-eLSNL4dOwwTpRQ5aSdr2pSOylA-6JA0i-J8ZccQfmmlSPoOlczC_2oCZJocVTSwj6iLLnqNz2kMik6VG_LQQ_Rtwr3isaw9AjvyM5okWuvdo9DpnDkBF-eqZv3jnWfwwuuA5idbvxQ/s1600/plane3250.jpg Originally Posted By ske714: Originally Posted By _DR: Glad occupants are OK. Rebuildable or spare parts now I wonder. https://i.postimg.cc/yd8TVmLk/17473905833347.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/05TPJc7R/6826573e4a04d-image.png This isn't their first time through a fence. This one was heartbreaking, and also, the stuff of nightmares. First flight after restoration, IIRC. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2011/12/p-40-warhawk-overshoots-runway-knocks.html The World War II era airplane was recently restored and had accumulated approximately 5 hours since it had been returned to an airworthy condition. The airplane was originally manufactured in May 1943. The pilot reported that he had completed maneuvers in the local area prior to the accident. He stated that while returning to the airport, the engine shuddered several times and the oil pressure dropped to zero. Approximately 20 seconds later, the engine failed completely. About that time, the windshield and canopy were covered with oil and coolant restricting forward visibility. The pilot was able to execute a forced landing to the airport; however, he was unable to stop on the available runway. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway and impacted the airport perimeter fence. A postaccident inspection revealed that the engine oil cooler exhibited a crack adjacent to a thermostatic bypass valve. The oil cooler was an original World War II era component. The crack did not appear to have initiated at a previously repaired area. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92-eLSNL4dOwwTpRQ5aSdr2pSOylA-6JA0i-J8ZccQfmmlSPoOlczC_2oCZJocVTSwj6iLLnqNz2kMik6VG_LQQ_Rtwr3isaw9AjvyM5okWuvdo9DpnDkBF-eqZv3jnWfwwuuA5idbvxQ/s1600/plane3250.jpg Maybe a full restoration is better than a patch-up. |
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Originally Posted By ske714: This isn't their first time through a fence. This one was heartbreaking, and also, the stuff of nightmares. First flight after restoration, IIRC. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2011/12/p-40-warhawk-overshoots-runway-knocks.html The World War II era airplane was recently restored and had accumulated approximately 5 hours since it had been returned to an airworthy condition. The airplane was originally manufactured in May 1943. The pilot reported that he had completed maneuvers in the local area prior to the accident. He stated that while returning to the airport, the engine shuddered several times and the oil pressure dropped to zero. Approximately 20 seconds later, the engine failed completely. About that time, the windshield and canopy were covered with oil and coolant restricting forward visibility. The pilot was able to execute a forced landing to the airport; however, he was unable to stop on the available runway. The airplane subsequently departed the end of the runway and impacted the airport perimeter fence. A postaccident inspection revealed that the engine oil cooler exhibited a crack adjacent to a thermostatic bypass valve. The oil cooler was an original World War II era component. The crack did not appear to have initiated at a previously repaired area. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92-eLSNL4dOwwTpRQ5aSdr2pSOylA-6JA0i-J8ZccQfmmlSPoOlczC_2oCZJocVTSwj6iLLnqNz2kMik6VG_LQQ_Rtwr3isaw9AjvyM5okWuvdo9DpnDkBF-eqZv3jnWfwwuuA5idbvxQ/s1600/plane3250.jpg That hurts to see that P-40 like that. Always loved the looks of the P-40. |
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Originally Posted By Curmudgeon762: Sad but certainly could have been worse. You're not wrong there. Here's a couple of pictures from their FB page that show that pretty clearly. Attached File Attached File |
9 lives - 9 pellets... Coincidence?