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Old 19th Jul 2004, 20:55   #7 (permalink)
Zlin526
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Apparently, Mrs Miggins down the pub last night told me that he heroically steered the plane away from a local school, and in doing so, force-landed in the field!

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I was told on Sunday morning, not from any offical source that It was an under carriage failure
The undercarriage was deliberately left retracted to minimise the tendancy to nose over!

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He managed to stop the prop to minimise damage
The engine had already stopped prior to the landing, hence the forced landing. D'oh

From what I have heard (not from Mrs Miggins, but a very informed person who knows about these things), the damage was remarkably slight (a couple of prop blades, some flap damage, the obvious radiator & doghouse section skin damage) and the aeroplane is easily repairable, with some cash injections.....Well done Robs, you did a good job!
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