Plane crash at Pomona Raceway - Page 2

Dave Gantz · 11-21-2015, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bernie Cunningham

I'll start,

"I was flying but he wasn't"

"His prop tip tripped the beam. "

Bob Mulry · 11-21-2015, 01:38 PM

I told my wife about this accident and she asked if they are going to raise entry fees to cover the damage...............

bob

Pinballer · 11-21-2015, 03:17 PM

Did he pass fuel check?

Greg Reimer 7376 · 11-21-2015, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinballer

Did he pass fuel check?

I don't think they could get close enough with a sample cup because of the big fireball. Would burning fuel test out OK?

Greg Reimer 7376 · 11-21-2015, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Mulry

I told my wife about this accident and she asked if they are going to raise entry fees to cover the damage...............

bob

That's how they do everything in california.

Dave Gantz · 11-21-2015, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinballer

Did he pass fuel check?

"I flew right by it. Entirely my fault."

Greg Reimer 7376 · 11-21-2015, 04:35 PM

Seriously, that was one fortunate incident,if one of these could be called that.He just missed the finish line grandstands,going around the end of it, since the scoreboard is way lower than the top of the grandstand,and he could have been trapped under the grandstand if he would have not gotten around the south end of it. That part of the track is under the landing approach of Brackett Field. Just be glad it wasn't Thursday a week early. Imagine the headline "Sportsman Qualifying Cancelled due to Plane Crash".

goinbroke2 · 11-21-2015, 10:23 PM

The gimli Manitoba crash was because they filled the aircraft in litres instead of gallons. This was during the switch over to metric and should of been picked up when the pilot did the drip test but he didn't do one. Long story short, he ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing on the only strip of pavement he could find.

More proof that drag strips save lives ! LOL!

Bernie Cunningham · 11-21-2015, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376

Seriously, that was one fortunate incident,if one of these could be called that.He just missed the finish line grandstands,going around the end of it, since the scoreboard is way lower than the top of the grandstand,and he could have been trapped under the grandstand if he would have not gotten around the south end of it. That part of the track is under the landing approach of Brackett Field. Just be glad it wasn't Thursday a week early. Imagine the headline "Sportsman Qualifying Cancelled due to Plane Crash".

Really Greg? You're such a buzz kill with that one.
Thousands of landings for decades over the same flight path and the stands are no longer there BTW. Yeah, I'm glad he survived as well. Huh.

Now------------, your history memory should note that the FAA actuality forced the scoreboards to be lowered some years ago as well. OMG, they knew this would happen ????

Greg Reimer 7376 · 11-22-2015, 12:20 PM

What is a buzz kill? Is that like a wardrobe malfunction,but only when getting a hair cut?

11-21-2015, 01:38 PM	#12
Bob Mulry VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Coarsegold, CA Posts: 1,016 Likes: 57 Liked 320 Times in 102 Posts	Re: Plane crash at Pomona Raceway I told my wife about this accident and she asked if they are going to raise entry fees to cover the damage............... bob __________________ Bob Mulry 7516 STK A & M Motorsports

11-21-2015, 03:17 PM	#13
Pinballer Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Suburbs of fabulous Lerna IL Posts: 215 Likes: 10 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Plane crash at Pomona Raceway Did he pass fuel check? __________________ Brian Saunders Lerna IL '79 AMX T/SA 3790 currently being resurrected

11-21-2015, 04:35 PM	#17
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,134 Likes: 172 Liked 704 Times in 218 Posts	Re: Plane crash at Pomona Raceway Seriously, that was one fortunate incident,if one of these could be called that.He just missed the finish line grandstands,going around the end of it, since the scoreboard is way lower than the top of the grandstand,and he could have been trapped under the grandstand if he would have not gotten around the south end of it. That part of the track is under the landing approach of Brackett Field. Just be glad it wasn't Thursday a week early. Imagine the headline "Sportsman Qualifying Cancelled due to Plane Crash".

11-21-2015, 10:23 PM	#18
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 883 Likes: 1,551 Liked 380 Times in 147 Posts	Re: Plane crash at Pomona Raceway The gimli Manitoba crash was because they filled the aircraft in litres instead of gallons. This was during the switch over to metric and should of been picked up when the pilot did the drip test but he didn't do one. Long story short, he ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing on the only strip of pavement he could find. More proof that drag strips save lives ! LOL!

11-22-2015, 12:20 PM	#20
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,134 Likes: 172 Liked 704 Times in 218 Posts	Re: Plane crash at Pomona Raceway What is a buzz kill? Is that like a wardrobe malfunction,but only when getting a hair cut?