Emergency procedures you can walk away from

Very nice. Glad to hear all went well. I do have one question about this though. I heard one of the news reports say that you plan on flying the plane out of there. Who is going to stay with the plane while you wait for the field to dry up? Do you just leave it out in the field alone or do you pack your bags and go camping for a few days?
 
Nice to see a pilot really come clean and just say, "this is how it works. No problemo." Well done and well played. Congrats!

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Could you tell us a bit about the condition of the field? How muddy was it? Seems too muddy to drive a truck into so I'm really curious now. How much has it rained recently in that area? Details please!

What caused the engine to quit too?
 
That is amazing, Good Job!!!! Any idea as to why the engine lost so much power?? I'm glad to see you kept a good attitude about it and was able to turn it into a real learning experience. Good Job again
 
To answer a few questions here. . .
1) I dont know why the plane lost power at this time . . . we had 3 hours of fuel and switched tanks during the flight . . . however after we landed the left tank was low! :mad: I did switch tanks as soon as there was engine trouble, but we still could not keep power! Early signs are right now is that somehow fuel selector vaule was messed up and or there is a leak . . . not sure yet.

2) the field was very muddy! the plane sunk in about 6-8 inches of mud. I was very nervouse we were going to nose over as well. As soon as we got out we sank in mud! I could tell it was pretty sogy when we first touched down, so I just remember keeping the nose wheel off as long as I could.

3) When talking to the media, my entire goal was to keep it postive and to show that general aviation is not near as "scary" as it is protrade on TV. I wanted to stress that we practice this stuff so much that when it happens, our training just kicks in and we automaticly do what we are suppose to do.

4) I got to listen to the ATC tapes, and it amazes me how fast the whole thing happend. From 3000' to the ground took only about a min, and that was while I was still thinking I might be able to make the airport.
(I will try to get those recordings on this website . . . any ideas how to load audio files?)

Thank you all for the nice post!!!
 
That is awsome!!!! I think about losing an engine in singles all the time, lots of my time is spent looking out and saying to myself "if I lost an engine where would I go". A DPE that did about 6 of my checkrides always told me, "Always expect an engine failure and you will never be surprised when it happens"...

Good Job!!!!
 
Here are some pictures I took of our landing right after it happen. Good times!
 

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Awesome job Jerry! I think we all tend to get lulled into a sense of security, even when in the pattern, this is a great reminder to stay alert and always have a plan.
 
Wow. I'm really impressed by the condition of the field. The roll out was much longer than I would have suspected and it is very amazing that there isn't any noticeable damage to the gear. I don't suppose you had to use any brakes!

Any more details you come up with along the way I'd love to hear about it.

Congrats again!
 
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