[TonyThomasian]

Still speachless! Went flying today and took the AW 30% 260.. Well i was hovering down low for a good 3 minutes down about 3 inches off the runway.. At the same time, Ron Good was flying his Funtana 100X and he was hovering about 20' above the ground so i start getting higher and we were hovering right next to each other for a little bit.. Then all of a sudden my DA50 died! The I let go of my controls comletly and just watched it come down.. Well, the plane just made a 180 degree turn and came down nose first.. I walked up to it and noticed it had nose dived straight down on its spinner into very soft mud/dirt. I was scared that motorbox was just puched in and crached the fuse.. I lifted the plane and took it to the pit area. There was no damage or any scraches anywhere else but on the top of the cowl..I just got to order a new cowl for it.. I took the prop and spinner off. the prop was obviously gone, but there wasn't 1 dent or bend in the spinner cone or backplate! Then i took the cowl off, and checked everything out. Guess what?... There wasn't a scratch or crack in the firewall! Nothing broke in imapact! The firewall was still pinned and no gaps opened up! I can just imagine the damage to a lot of firewalls out there! The firewall is still attached w/ no cracks! I could of bet a lot of money that the firewall was crushed, but nothing even happened! My point here is that how good the AW plane's are built! Here are some pics...