ML20081C876

Affidavit of Fr Romano Re Summary Disposition of Contention V-4

ML20081C876
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Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	10/21/1983
From:	Romano F AIR AND WATER POLLUTION PATROL
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In The Patter of PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY Docket Nos. 50-352 (Limerick Generating Station, 50-353 Units 1 and 2) t AFEIDAVITOFFRANKR. ROMANO RELATING TO

SUMMARY

DISPOSITION OF CONTENTION V-4 Frank R. Romano, being duly sworn according to law comes forth and says:

(A-1) My name is Frank R. Romano.

I am Chairman of Air and Water Pollution Patrol, a Pennsylvania incorporated citizen environmental group organ-ization addressed 61 Forest Ave., Ambler, Pa.

I obtained Bachelor and Master degrees in science at Penn. State. These studies included courses in chemistry and physics involving principles of the atmos-pheric composition and behavior.

I have over twenty years experience in scientific studies and laboratory work since leaving Penn State - - in water, with experience in various aerial studies as far back as the ninteen fifties.

(A-2) I am a licensed pilot for single engine, land planes, flying for the past ten years. I have approximately eight to nine hundred hours fly-ing time specifically over Montgomery County where Limerick is located, air i

I fly a Piper Arrew II, which is used which is used exclusively for I

and water patrol use. I subscribe to various flying magazines, maintain-1 ing an on-going flying literature contact.

I am a member of Airplane Owners and Operators Association.

I attend seminars, including two at i

Oshkosh in 1979 and 1981

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(A-3) On October 12, 1931 on a water inspection trip to Cape May HIgh School in Cape May, N.J. with temperatures of approximately 50 F and cloudy, I was flying at about 3,000 feet when I had a sudden engine failure as 8310310371 831021 PDR ADOCK 05000 0

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I neared the Cape May Airport.

Even with training and even with ex-perience, and routinely reading in flying magazines of problems with carburetor ice, 1 had absolutely no indication of reduced RPM, rough engine, or otherwise considered early warning of carburetor icing.

I now know from my experience that a new pilot or low hour pilot might just as instantaneously have panicked and a fatality could have re-suited.

Fortunately, I barely made the Cape May Field, albeit in the unused portion.

Mechanics on the field stated the most likely happening was carburetor ice, since after warmup the engine re-started.

(A-4)

The natural climate near Limerick, as a result of the terrain and gen-eral proximity of the facility to the Schuylkill River and other water bodies, is one of relatively high moisture conditions.

From the air a sort of mini-separate atmosphere exists enveloped in haze and mois-ture around communities such as Pottstown and other river communities.

(A-5)

The traffic patterns for the three airports are roughly 1,000 feet above ground.

(A-6)

The three airports in the immediate vicinity of Limerick require pilots landing at the airports to conform to a left-hand traffic pattern.

(A-7)

A VOR (Omni) (116.5 mh) is stationed within one mile of the Limerick facility. This Omni is used for radio guidance by pilots coming to or passing through the area and, therefore, causes more traffic in the Limerick tower plume-affected area than otherwise.

(A-8)

There are therefore an abnormally large number of pilots coming to, passing through the plume-af'fected area, who will unknowingly be ex-posed to increased risk of carburetor ice.

(A-9) 98 - 99% of the planes using the three airports in the immediate vicin-icy of Limerick do not have carburetor ice sensing equipment.

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"Ultralight" airplanes are now being permitted to use airports in the vicinity of Limerick. These planes have no carburetor heat and the pilots flying these craft do not have to be licensed or trained in any The Sunset Landing Strip only 5 miles from Limerick (see 2.2.2.5 way.

LGS FSAR) is to'be an area ultralight. concentrated fields NUltralights" can be as light as 250 lbs.

The foregoing statements ire true and correct to the best of my knowledge,

-information/and belief.

Alice A, Sigw.

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