1.   Czech Republic - May:

Aircraft SportStar RTC fell into an uncontroled spin during spin training. There was the only solution available to get out of troubles - use of the recovery system Magnum 601.

The pilot escaped unwounded. However the plane landed on the water, it could be fixed.

Czech Police Report

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Recovery system M 601 Certification

Lives saved in 2009

1.   USA - June:

According to the pilot statement, there were strong vibrations in the plane and consequently the tail had been thorn away at approx. 3500 ft. The plane was out of control and began to slump down. Pilot activated the recovery system at the hight of approx. 3000 ft. and landed safely on the ground.



Videos from the accident:
http://www.kens5.com/news/stories/KENS20090623-planeCrash.1bc3407b.html
http://www.ksat.com/news/19835376/detail.html
http://strangesanantonio.blogspot.com/2009/06/glider-crash-lands-on-nw-side.html

2.   USA - September:

The description of the incident:
I did stall testing for a new maximum all up weight, all controlls were ok and I established a new stall speed. I lowered the nose of the plane and applied power, which made the plane snap into a lh spin. we had not done any spin testing in the plane before and had not established any recovery method. So I tried normal recovery technique, which made the spin get worse. Opposite technique allmost got the plane out, but I had allready lost too much height and the airspeed did no increase to flying speed, so I pulled the chute at about 1000ft, while going down allmost vertically. The only thing of the chute I saw were the steel lines rushing forward beside the cockpit and ripping into the cowling material. I made a mayday call, switched off the engine and by that time recognised that the plane was level again and not rotating anymore. At that time I was in about tree top height and the plane was swinging for and aft. I saw the ground rushing towards me and had no time to do anything before actuall impact. The plane was in a back swinging motion when it impacted, which ripped the main undercarriage off. The propeller was vertical and one blade dug in and snapped right off when the plane was moving back.
I did not hear the firing of the rocket. I also did not feel the g-loading of the parachute opening. The ground impact g-loading was not bad and was not recorded in the g-meter (less than 2.6g, which was flown before). I sustained no injuries. :)
I used 4 steel cables of 1/4" diameter and 2m length each, aircaft grade, for the front cables, that connect to the top engine mount points on the firewall and 2 steel cables of 1/8" dia for stay cables in the back that mount to hard points on the roll over cage. The plane came down under the chute slightly tail down, as the stay cables in the back were slightly too long and possibly stretched. From your experience, can I use those thicker 1/4" wires again, or should I replace them? Visually they look ok.

The end of the flight dated 21.06.2008 from the pilot´s point of view

Pulling the activation T-handle of the recovery system does not require any big strength even if your arms are rather weak. The aircraft CH 602 XL is 350 meters above the ground at the moment. After the recovery system activation the engine was automatically turned off. Then follows the rocket ignition. Thanks to active ear defenders I hardly heard the burst. Then I saw deploying the parachute belts and felt hard slow down of the aircraft which was shot up as a pendulum at the same time. That is the time when Zodiac stops for a while at a vertical to get back afterwards to its horizontal position. Two more swings and it is over. The aircraft turned once again around its axis and the steady and calm parachute descent began. Within the time between the system activation and the vertical descent steel pull-off ropes broke through the cabin cover and it broke into pieces. I was just amazed that I had not mentioned it. The UIL aircraft is hanging in the air on the parachute at the angle of 30° as during steep dive and it is slowly descending down to the earth.
Look down: Oh sh… There is a forest!
Forest is on a steep slope so I can easily estimate descending speed according to the height of surrounded trees before Zodiac hits them. At this time I am almost sure I should not by harmed at this slow descent. I would say that falling to the meadow would not damage even the UL gear. The parachute let us slip through the trees to the ground and we stopped a meter above the ground - the parachute got stuck on a tree shroud. Both crew members get off harmless and set off to find a help. We are very grateful that the Magnum 501 recovery system worked so well.

Lives saved in 2006

1.   Italy - April:

Engine failure after takeoff. System Magnum 450 SSP was activated around 80 meters. Pilots were saved without injuries and the aircraft sustained only minor damage to the nose gear.

2.   Italy - April:

Flight Design CT aircraft flew into clouds and sustained major ice accumulation. Aircraft was not able to produce sufficient lift for flight and the crew activated the installed Magnum 450 SSP at 600 meters. The crew survived without injuries and the aircraft was not damaged.

3.   Italy - June:

Aircraft lost one of its control surfaces and the pilot was not able to fly the plane. System Magnum 450 SSP was activated at 180 meters and the crew escaped without injury. The aircraft was not damaged.

4.   Germany - June:

An instructor and his student took off with the ailerons locked. Immediate landing was not possible due to high obstacles. They activated the Magnum 450 SSP between 80 and 100 meters. The aircraft and crew escaped without injury.

5.   Germany - July:

An Icarus aircraft lost a propeller blade around 15-20 meters. Due to the excessive vibration the Rotax 912 engine lost both carburetors. Emergency landing straight ahead was not an option so the crew activated the Magnum 450 SSP and the aircraft experienced a hard landing. The crew escaped without injury and the aircraft sustained repairable damage.

 

6.   USA - New Mexico - September:

An instructor and a student of a paramotor trike did not pay enough attention to their surrounding. They struck a high voltage power line and remained suspended high above the ground. The aircraft was bouncing dangerously up and down on the cable. The instructor activated the Magnum 450 system and the bouncing stopped. The instructor and the student repelled safely to the ground using the emergency parachute lines.

New all plane recovery system for S-LSA compliant aircraft

Stratos07 successfully tested the new Magnum 601 S-LSA system with a weight of 720kg and speed of 245 km/hr. The system is fully compliant with the new ASTM F2316 consensus standard and exceeds it by a wide margin as shown by the 4 consecutive drops. The system is powered by a new rocket of a new generation, the Magnum 600A.

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