Originally Posted by
RV6JOY
Hi Leadbaloon, that’s not right.
In the RV9a accident near Albany WA the pilot, a large guy, and his wife got out through the gap under the panel and over the roll bar, so it definitely can be done. Surprising when you see how BIG he is. He kicked the windscreen out. He says with fuel running out everywhere it’s surprising how resourceful you can be. Both wings had been ripped aft when he had to land in the tops of 10 metre trees after engine failure.
It was a sliding canopy so had the forward roll bar unlike ANU.
Needed to correct you as misinformation can be dangerous, especially in cases such as this.
Cheers, RV6JOY
So the aircraft to which you refer was flat on its back with the engine cowl in the dirt? I very much doubt it. But I could be wrong.