Cavanaugh Corsair update

FG1D Pilot · **Joined:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:42 am **Posts:** 450

Well, everything went well on the first flight for about 20 minutes, then the engine quit. Mike was able to dead stick it down for a greased in landing. Initial indications are main bearing failure. Mike said everthing was running great, temps in the green. He was on initial for a overhead break when it just quit. He threw the gear down and slipped it like crazy and was able to roll it on. Great job by Mike Burke. The inflight pictures everyone (including me) were waiting on, will take a little more time.

51fixer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:59 pm

FG1D Pilot wrote:

Well, everything went well on the first flight for about 20 minutes, then the engine quit. Mike was able to dead stick it down for a greased in landing. Initial indications are main bearing failure. Mike said everthing was running great, temps in the green. He was on initial for a overhead break when it just quit. He threw the gear down and slipped it like crazy and was able to roll it on. Great job by Mike Burke. The inflight pictures everyone (including me) were waiting on, will take a little more time.

Hate it when that happens!
I remember when Shipley's FG landed during an airshow here. He said it smelled hot. He landed, stopped on the runway just past the intersection where the fire equip was and did a 180 to exit at the intersection and the thing just seized. He had enough speed to roll onto the taxiway in front of the firetruck. When I pulled the plug on the bottom of the oil coolers it looked like metal paste.
Rich

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:00 pm

Thank God that Mike and the plane are safe.

I think that engine is cursed Doug. Have you considered calling a Native American Medicine man? It seems like every time you guys get close, something else blows up or fails on it.

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

Just curious, when something like that happens, does the engine rebuilder give any kind of guarantee or warranty for any number of hours after overhaul? In other words, is the money to rebuild going to be coming out of the overhauler's pocket or Cavanaugh's?

What is the normal warranty for rebuilt warbird engines?

Glad he was able to get it on the ground without damage to anyone or the airplane!

FG1D Pilot · **Joined:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:42 am **Posts:** 450

We just have to look into everything before we can say what or why.

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:25 pm

glad airplane and pilot are safe!

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:10 pm

Hobody's hurt and the a/c's in the hanger so it's a good day.
Very sorry about the motor though!!!!!
It happened to us at Chino Carl and Tony the first test flight and the
new 2600 blew while the gear was in transition. Engine #2 the way to Oregon. Engine #3..................ya know

Forgotten Field · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:29 pm

Sorry to hear about the engine. Didn't this happen to another Corsair on start-up? Was video made of the flight? Great job by the pilot. I love slipping and practice it regularly in the L-5, with and without flaps for just such an occasion... I wonder how a Corsair feels with cross controls...

Steve S · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:35 pm

Deja Vu- didn't it cut out on Mike the last time he flew - Lucikly Mike is a first rate pilot.

Glad that it went okay in the end.

Steve S

Ztex · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:27 pm

Wow tough day...Glad the pilot and plane are back safe..

So much for the "specialist" doing her magic.... :wink:

Django · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:48 pm

That's heartbreaking. Thank God it had a happy ending (motor not withstanding)

Hal B · **Posted:** Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:53 pm

Ouch, that hurts! Just glad the plane and pilot are OK.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11330

warbird1 wrote:

Just curious, when something like that happens, does the engine rebuilder give any kind of guarantee or warranty for any number of hours after overhaul?

Well, it only took like 5 years to get this engine from the overhauler... Doesn't sound like it was worth the wait in any case.

The engine siezed in the overhead? :shock:

Brett · **Posted:** Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:43 am

Perhaps you should consider using a more time-tested approach to solving this issue?

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEno ... 6020070904

Cheers,

Brett

FG1D Pilot · **Joined:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:42 am **Posts:** 450

bdk wrote:

The engine siezed in the overhead? :shock:

The engine seized when Mike was on the intial approach for the overhead break to land. He was doing about 200knots at 1500 ft. When he was about a mile out, it quit. He lowered the gear, which happens to be dive brakes on the Corsair, and slipped it to lose altitude and speed. We were filming the flight, but with the excitement of the event, I'm not sure if we got the landing. If so, I will try to post it later today. There has been a recall of the plating on the main bearings, but ours was not in the batch recalled. The only metal in the screens and filters, is silver, which is what the main bearing is plated with.

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