Columbia XJL-1 query

[Matt Gunsch]

it is amazing how much damage can be caused by forgetting to put a cotter pin into the throttle arm attaching bolt and nut...........

Are you stating that scenario is specific?

I remember reading in air comics that missing hardware was the cause of the accident.
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id= ... 122&rpt=fa
An inspection of the aircraft by FAA inspectors revealed throttle movement in the cockpit did not
produce corresponding movement of the butterfly valve in the carburetor throat. The throttle
linkage did not show evidence of impact damage. The operator reported that the carburetor is
designed to automatically go to 80 percent power in the event there is a mechanical separation in
the throttle linkage. A review of the aircraft logbooks did not reveal any discrepancies.

[Eric Presten]

Back to the point, Mike and I are going to be in the San Diego area this weekend and into the next week and are seeking any contact information or inside leads for trying to get an opportunity to get the airplane photographed for my next book and a magazine article or two for Mikes work. Does anyone know anyone who knows anyone......PM if you have any ideas. Thanks guys,

Eric P.

[Dan K]

Back to the point, Mike and I are going to be in the San Diego area this weekend and into the next week and are seeking any contact information or inside leads for trying to get an opportunity to get the airplane photographed for my next book and a magazine article or two for Mikes work. Does anyone know anyone who knows anyone......PM if you have any ideas. Thanks guys,

Eric P.

Should we assume you've already contacted Warbird Connection?

http://www.warbirdconnection.com/contact.html

[r1830]

I got to see this aircraft in 2001. It was at the RW Martin facility that specializes in Twin Otter Repair. Unless they have moved it since they put it up for sale, I thought the aircraft was still at the RW Martin facility located at the French Valley Airport in Murrieta/Temecula, California. Originally RW Martin was based at the McClellan-Palomar airport but, they moved to French Valley. They had a nice photo album that showed the pictures of it being restored and the unfortunate aftermath of its accident. Luckily they walked away, it looked like it could have been a lot worse. It is a large aircraft. I have also had the pleasure of seeing the Grumman Duck that was restored by the Ketchum's up in Anchorage, Alaska. The XLJ-1 seemed to be significantly larger with quite a bit of room underneath the cockpit. The contact information and location for RW Martin is:

R. W. Martin, Inc.
French Valley Airport
37260 Sky Canyon Drive
Hangar 20,
Murrieta, California 92563
Telephone (951) 600-0009

It might be worth giving them a call to see if the aircraft is still there at French Valley or if it has been moved. Hope this helps. Sorry if my information is out of date.

[Mike]

Thanks guys for your input. Eric apologises for not posting himself, but he's having trouble with his WIX log-in at the moment. We've made contact with the XJL-1 restorer thanks to the leads posted here, and are hoping to visit after the San Diego event.

[Ryan Keough]

I am re-igniting this thread in the hopes that someone might have any updates regarding the R.W. Martin restoration of the Columbia XJL-1... I did a search on the N-Number and it seems that the record has been purged with the somewhat recent FAA registration clean up, so I am wondering if the aircraft is still being considered as being repairable?

Thanks,
Ryan

[martin_sam_2000]

never heard of this aircraft so I did a google search and found this:

Columbia XJL-1 by Trent Bell, on Flickr