What happened
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Narrative: PIC departed M82 (mad-co. ex)25 jan 94 RY18 VFR, to fym for purposes of flight check of systems after a two month protracted annual inspection. The major cause of such delay was repair of #3 exhaust stack, and solving of starter drive mismatch with ring gear. The latter was due to a starter pinion clutch failure in san carlos, brazil, when PIC flew there jul/aug '93. New starter is a prestolite, was installed per assurances in parts catalog that it was for 1965 M200, etc. But the teeth did not quite match as the original starter was a delco. Anyway, a 1964 Lycoming service letter was obtained which dictated the replacement of the existing ring gear support assy with a proper new one. I was concentrating on using the sdf to make a straight approach using VASI & correction for right cross wind. That I blew my gump check. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PIC DEPARTED M82 (MAD-CO.EX)25 JAN 94 RY18 VFR, TO FYM FOR PURPOSES OF FLIGHT CHECK OF SYSTEMS AFTER A TWO MONTH PROTRACTED ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE MAJOR CAUSE OF SUCH DELAY WAS REPAIR OF #3 EXHAUST STACK, AND SOLVING OF STARTER DRIVE MISMATCH WITH RING GEAR. THE LATTER WAS DUE TO A STARTER PINION CLUTCH FAILURE IN SAN CARLOS, BRAZIL, WHEN PIC FLEW THERE JUL/AUG '93. NEW STARTER IS A PRESTOLITE, WAS INSTALLED PER ASSURANCES IN PARTS CATALOG THAT IT WAS FOR 1965 M200, ETC. BUT THE TEETH DID NOT QUITE MATCH AS THE ORIGINAL STARTER WAS A DELCO. ANYWAY, A 1964 LYCOMING SERVICE LETTER WAS OBTAINED WHICH DICTATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING RING GEAR SUPPORT ASSY WITH A PROPER NEW ONE. I WAS CONCENTRATING ON USING THE SDF TO MAKE A STRAIGHT APPROACH USING VASI & CORRECTION FOR RIGHT CROSS WIND. THAT I BLEW MY GUMP CHECK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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