[NSRCA-discussion] Accident

[Earl Haury]

One of my local clubs recently installed 2" dia x 36" steel pipes vertically in a new concrete pour in our start-up area. There are three pipes, spaced for very large aircraft and smaller gassers. Each is covered with foam padding of the type used on boat docks. The aircraft is positioned with the wings against the pipes for starting. The airplane won't move forward if the wings stay on.

Interestingly, there was some objection to installing these. The worry was that they might encourage operating these aircraft alone. Consensus was that generally reducing the chance of an accident was a good thing.

We also have tie-down anchors in the pavement - but have had one serious accident when a tie-down strap broke - much like Jay's report.

Earl

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tony 
  To: 'General pattern discussion' 
  Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:48 AM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Accident


  Jay:
  I hate to hear about these things, but it does happen..

   

   

  Tony Stillman, President

  Radio South, Inc.

  139 Altama Connector, Box 322

  Brunswick, GA  31525

  1-800-962-7802

  www.radiosouthrc.com


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  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Jay Marshall
  Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:50 AM
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Accident

   

   

  Had a bad accident at out club field this week. One of the flyers was cranking a big gasser with a 24in CF prop. When the engine started the tie-down came loose and he instinctively put out his hand to stop it the plane. It completely severed his thumb and badly mangled his index finger. Fortunately some of the other flyers had some first aid training and EMS was there within 5 minutes. He spent 7 hrs in surgery getting the thumb attached but lost the index finger.

  Jay Marshall 

   



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