{"id":29317,"date":"2022-05-02T14:39:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T19:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/?post_type=survivor-stories&p=29317"},"modified":"2022-05-18T06:30:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:30:23","slug":"dazed-and-rescued-elt-345-aids-in-ga-recovery","status":"publish","type":"survivor-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.acrartex.com\/de\/survivor-stories\/dazed-and-rescued-elt-345-aids-in-ga-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Dazed and Rescued, ELT 345 Aids in GA Recovery."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On February 9th, 2021, I departed Tampa Executive Airport with winds coming west at 12 \u2013 17 miles per hour. Unfortunately, I had an engine out just a few minutes after takeoff at 1500 \u2013 1800 feet above ground level. I was in Phase I in my RV7 with just under four hours of total flight time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spotted a field on the north side of Lake Thonotosassa which was a mile to the south of me. There was a fence line along with fifteen foot trees running north and south of the field; splitting the field to the west side larger than the east by two or three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daren and Local Law Enforcement Officers at the Scene of the Crash<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Heading northeast towards Zephyrhills Airport (KZPH) at the time of the engine out, I knew I had to land to the west due to the wind. Making a 360 degree turn to the north to lose altitude, I set up for the landing into the wind. I contacted Approach and communicated the engine out and that there was no way of making it back to the airport. Passing over the east fence line, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it over the tree line splitting the field in two. I pitched up a little to try and stretch the glide, but I knew in a few seconds I wasn’t making it over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Banking left 30 degrees to try and land parallel to the fence but stalled the left wing about fifteen feet above the ground. I remember looking down the left wing as it hit the ground, causing the plane to pivot the nose into the ground and slam the right wing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dazed from the crash, it took me a moment to remember to get out in case the plane catches fire. After a few minutes I dialed 911, not knowing if I was going to pass out from whiplash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abandonded Plane on Ground<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I knew I was going to be doing a lot of cross country flying, so I installed an ARTEX ELT 345. I was lucky to walk away from the crash with only a very sore neck for the next week. A co-owner of the plane, got a call from the Air Force explaining that the ELT 345 had gone off. My friend then got in touch with me at the crash site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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