Sonex incident -Huebbe

[MichaelFarley56]

I'm so sorry for your loss John. As I'm sure you know, we all think the world of your dad. I am very glad to hear that you're okay after this most unfortunate accident.

If there's anything we can do for you or your family, please let us know.

[rizzz]

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

I was acting as PIC. My father and I successfully landed in a half harvested corn field but couldn't get stopped before the corn. Either the nose wheel digging into the field and/or hitting the corn caused the plane to flip upside down. It was actually a very soft roll over and we were almost slowed down before the corn (maybe 20mph). Neither of us panicked when it happened, we had plenty of altitude to find the best closest field. Engine quit was very sudden and little warning.

Just a tragedy that my father passed away. I walked away uninjured and only have scrapes on my hands from the broken canopy and corn stalks (those can be deceptively sharp).

None of us will forget your father and everything he gave to the Sonex community. He was a true legend, an inspiration to so many of us.
My deepest condolences to you and your family.

[vigilant104]

John,
Thanks very much for checking in here, and for letting us know you are well.
I remember meeting you, your dad, and Mark at last year's ASA fly-in. You provided some great tips and some much appreciated good cheer.
Your dad helped so many of us in so many ways. Please accept our heartfelt condolences for the loss that you and the Huebbe family have experienced.


Mark

[Bryan Cotton]

John,
I am very sorry for your loss.

[vicdelgado9]

John,
I am very sorry for the loss you and your family have suffered. Like others, I did not know your dad personally, but felt like a friend of the family through the videos and information shared. I for one can truly say he has given me motivation and spirit to keep working on my project through your family's videos. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Vic

[rizzz]

Accident update is now available:
http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviat ... 028&akey=1

Crankshaft fracture...

[vigilant104]

Michael,
Thanks for the update.

That's the first time I've ever heard of a crankshaft fracture with a GP engine. Of course, Lycomings and Continentals break them, too. Well, at least it sounds like the NTSB did a thorough analysis of the engine.

Mark

[Corby202]

Strange that the Camshaft was also broken??

[Sonex1517]

Strange that the Camshaft was also broken??

I may have missed something, but I believe you mean where there is a sentence about "break in camshaft"? I understood that to be a log book entry they noted, not a fractured/broken camshaft.

The report states the crankshaft fractured in a later paragraph.

Am I misreading this?


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[Corby202]

The camshaft was fractured between the number one and number two lobes.
This is in the report