WI remember this one. Had conflicting stories on who it was. As far as I know this person is still flying.

Amazed (more like gobsmacked) it didn't strike the prop at some stage.

I don't know how you would pick a busted fuel line up pre flight without pulling the cowls off, might be easy on a Beech or a Piper, but Cessna only give you a few little access doors to get at the oil filler and dipstick.

She should get a prize for forced landing of the year.

I used to have my guys completely decowl all aircraft as part of the preflight for the daily... Aircraft not hangared, out bush, with thisands if things crawling around making nests etc. Especially just after maintenance, the things I've found prior to test flights etc using this method would make your skin crawl...

Just because there's not a lot of traffic on the Stuart Highway, it doesn't mean there weren't a couple of 60+ tonne road-trains full of fuel bearing down on the intended landing spot. :ooh:

Alaskan bush pilots can land on ANY road. Just choose a spot between the cars and down you go!

How do you pick a spot between road trains coming towards you?

Any road eh? Lets see them tackle the Monash Freeway in peak hour :E

Nothing moving at that time of day so would be just a regular rough bush strip landing. :p