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Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:44 pm

Accident at Mile Hi

Does anyone know what happened at Mile Hi? We were told Thursday that someone wrecked, the pilot was LifeFlighted out, but I haven't been able to find out any more info. It sounded initially like the pilot survived, but I am not even sure about that, and can't find it on the Idaho news sites.

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Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:38 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

I dont think it was Mile High...heres one...

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Wash-man-injured-in-northern-Idaho-plane-crash-2138780.php
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Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:55 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

This is the one at Cavanaugh Bay....Yikes looks like he was lucky to survive that one especially at 86.

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Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:43 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

#-o
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 5:31 am

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

Officials say that Hershey, 85, was attempting a landing at the airstrip. Prior to the crash, KREM 2 News is told the 85-year-old pilot was preparing for a touch and go. Experts say he pulled up instead, stalled, then crashed about 100 yards away from the air strip.

Witnesses indicated that the plane appeared to be experiencing trouble during its final approach. The plane veered off the runway where witnesses heard the plane crash.

Dr. Hershey is an ice skating buddy of ours in Spokane :shock: ...a kind and gentle and hardworking man who deserves everyone's good wishes..
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:02 am

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

I know nothing about this accident at Mile Hi, other than looking at the photos. This paint does not match either Lori's or her husband's airplanes, as far as I can tell. Without first hand knowledge, speculation can become facts, and rumors can do damage. A photo of a damaged airplane does not tell the entire story as to the identity of the pilot or determine cause for certain. I only urge caution, for the sake of anyone's reputation.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:13 am

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Resky wrote:I know nothing about this accident at Mile Hi, other than looking at the photos. This paint does not match either Lori's or her husband's airplanes, as far as I can tell. Without first hand knowledge, speculation can become facts, and rumors can do damage. A photo of a damaged airplane does not tell the entire story as to the identity of the pilot or determine cause for certain. I only urge caution, for the sake of anyone's reputation.


People are talking about 2 different accidents here. If you read the text along with the picture you can see that is a picture from the Cavanaugh Bay crash, and the pilot has already been identified as a 85 year old Dr. Hershey.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:39 am

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

People are talking about 2 different accidents here. If you read the text along with the picture you can see that is a picture from the Cavanaugh Bay crash, and the pilot has already been identified as a 85 year old Dr. Hershey.


I was referring to the Mile Hi accident and the rumors connected to it, not the one at Cavanaugh Bay. The photos of the Mile Hi incident are available on:

http://www.idahoaviation.com/idahoAirst ... .php?id=52
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:47 am

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Oh sorry for the misunderstanding, thanks for posting the link.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:04 pm

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Nosedragger wrote:Officials say that Hershey, 85, was attempting a landing at the airstrip. Prior to the crash, KREM 2 News is told the 85-year-old pilot was preparing for a touch and go. Experts say he pulled up instead, stalled, then crashed about 100 yards away from the air strip.

Witnesses indicated that the plane appeared to be experiencing trouble during its final approach. The plane veered off the runway where witnesses heard the plane crash.

Dr. Hershey is an ice skating buddy of ours in Spokane :shock: ...a kind and gentle and hardworking man who deserves everyone's good wishes..

One thing that stands out about the accident at Cavanaugh Bay is the whiteness that said that he seemed to be having a problem while on approach, then veered off the runway and into the trees, the flap on the left side are actuated by a cable as are mine on my 172 my repair manual also shows it that way on the 152 as well, then its possible that the cable broke on that flap causing the plane to veer off the runway, note the photo of the plane shows the left flap retracted, but then any thing can and does happen in an accident. There was a similar accident at my airport, the NTSB wrote it off to pilot error and wind conditions, the IA at my airport inspected the wreckage and found the flap cable broken. Imagine what would happen if suddenly with out warning one flap retracted and the other did not. I had an IA warn me about using a certain green cleaner on my aircraft; [-X it seems that it gets into control cables and between overlapping surfaces and promotes corrosion, there is also an aircraft friendly version of this product that I now use. Coincidentally the buried tie down cable where the cleaning product collected rusted through as if it were in salt water, the other two showed no sign of corrosion, coincidence I suppose. #-o
Our hearts and prayers for the pilot.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:45 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

I heard a 172 went into Mile High. Is that true?

Never mind: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4085
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:35 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

172heavy wrote: the IA at my airport inspected the wreckage and found the flap cable broken. Imagine what would happen if suddenly with out warning one flap retracted and the other did not.


viewtopic.php?f=22&t=6210&p=78755&hilit=broken+flap#p78755

Oh yeah...

Special VFR into Kotzebue, right base rwy 35 (not left, as I was sneaking in from the southeast and didn't want to get out over the ice in the whiteout conditions) real close to the tundra trying to maintain ground contact in the fog. Rolling hard onto final and smacked full down flaps.

Just as the flaps reached the stop... Bang!!!!! Louder than shit, the follow-through cable had snapped instantly retracting one flap, and that airplane reversed the roll and headed the other way really violently. I didn't even think, but slapped the flap lever to up, and luckily they did as I came in and touched no-flap for my landing.

Never happened to me before, and not since. Don't know what it would have done if I had just let it sit there and unfold.

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Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:15 pm

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Resky wrote:I know nothing about this accident at Mile Hi, other than looking at the photos. This paint does not match either Lori's or her husband's airplanes, as far as I can tell. Without first hand knowledge, speculation can become facts, and rumors can do damage. A photo of a damaged airplane does not tell the entire story as to the identity of the pilot or determine cause for certain. I only urge caution, for the sake of anyone's reputation.


Time will tell what really happened.... I am betting the phrase " oopsie" will surface too....
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:19 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

Jaerl wrote:I heard a 172 went into Mile High. Is that true?

Never mind: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4085


I think it was an Ercoup driven by Steve Fosset :)
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 4:42 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

I'll be darn. I heard it was a vari-eze driven by John Denver?
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 6:32 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

At least it's not a Maule. Our insurance is high enough. Anyone know the plane?
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IAA web site says:
Most pilots consider this to be Idaho's most difficult "established" airstrip. It is in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area. Use is discouraged.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 6:39 pm

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Glidergeek wrote:
Jaerl wrote:I heard a 172 went into Mile High. Is that true?

Never mind: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4085


I think it was an Ercoup driven by Steve Fosset :)


Should have been flying the JATO Ercoup! :lol:
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 6:44 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

Hello Backcountry Pilots,
I don't know what all the confusion is about. The Mile High and Cavanaugh Bay Airstrips are over 225 NM apart and a time zone too. N82727 a PA-18 piloted by a Mr. Gregory crashed at Mile Hi on August 25th, no injuries (a mater of public record).

Glad no one was hurt. The Forest Service and the Insurance Company are going to love this one.
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Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:16 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

He has probably called a coach to help him get his story right. I know a guy in Austin, NV that can help him with that. :D :D

From the picture, my story would be that I made a good landing then taxied into a tree.

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Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:27 pm

Re: Accident at Mile Hi

Bad deal... I was camped at Vines a week ago and Mile Hi was super busy. Might have been a Husky fly in or something.

Unless it's a different Mr Gregory, back in June myself, Lawleraero, and Mountainmatt visited with Mr Gergory at Mile Hi and he mentioned he was taking delivery of a brand new yellow Cub in the next few days. I thought the Cub he was in looked pretty sweet. I think it can be seen in Mountainmatt's video from that day. http://www.youtube.com/user/flyingpooch ... 2TtR2Fr5Lo
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