Well here goes.
After a night in france we flew back on Sunday and stopped at Shoreham due to low cloud base.
Took off to route back to Kemble 60 secs airborne BANG followed by oil over the canopy and smoke filling the cabin.
Mayday call was made which worked incredibley well as the emergency services were on the scene very quickly.
After opening the door to clear smoke from the cabin a quick decision had to be made whether to go for the sea or the beach.
I spotted a gap in people further down the coast so selected gear down and full flaps. Then turned off electrics etc.
As we approached a few people were in the spot that I had intended to be on the touch down point. I managed to prolong the glide and dump it down just before a Shingle mover (JCB)
We evacuated the aircraft and to what seems like seconds the Firecrew were on the scene.
Here is the link to our website where you can view photos etc.
Regards to all C L
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