Tue, Nov 11, 2003
You're NOT Gonna Believe This One...
We're still getting
some interesting details, but there was an incident at this
past weekend's Stuart (FL) Airshow that defies belief. While doing
a routine for the airshow, F-86 Pilot Ed Shipley nearly got taken
down by debris from a blast reportedly set off by the aptly
named"Mad Bomber."
According to the Airshow's Walt McGlynn, Shipley was making some
passes down the runway for the show, when one allegedly errant
blast went off and pieces of the Sabre were thereafter seen
seperating from the aircraft. Examination of the pieces revealed
them to be portions of the nosegear door. Shipley diverted to the
nearby Pratt & Whitney test strip and landed with no
significant further damage.
The Sabre, a 1956 CANADAIR F-86 MK.6, belongs to Shipley and was
once the property of none other than Frank (Apollo 8) Borman.
N186FS received a visual inspection from one of the military
aircraft participating in the show before heading for the
precautionary landing. The show went on as scheduled. How this
exactly happened hasn't been detailed, as yet, and the "Mad
Bomber," Rod Geir, abjectly refused to answer ANN's questions when
called for comment. Hmmm...
** Report created 11/10/2003 Record 3 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 186FS Make/Model: F86 Description: 1956 CANADAIR F-86
MK.6 EXP
Date: 11/09/2003 Time: 2055
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: STUART State: FL Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING AT THE AIRSHOW, WAS DAMAGE DURING
THE DEMONSTRATION, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, STUART,
FL
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: General
Aviation Departed: STUART, FL Dep Date: 11/09/2003 Dep. Time:
2055
Destination: STUART, FL Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U Last
Radio Cont: SUA AIRSHOW TOWER
Last Clearance: UNK FAA FSDO: FT LAUDERDALE, FL (SO17) Entry
date: 11/10/2003
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