Two escape after plane crashes in field near Kilby

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By: UKAVIATOR - 20th May 2011 at 18:58

The BBC are reporting G-LEIC down in a field on its back after a presumed forced landing. A man in his 20s, believed to be the pilot, was slightly hurt and a female passenger, in her 60s, was unharmed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-13463616

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By: inkworm - 20th May 2011 at 19:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

According to the local rag it happened around 3pm yesterday and was due to engine issues, tried to put down in a flat field but were some furrows that caused it to flip. G-LEIC was reported as having only just had a refurb.

Just glad that both walked away from it.

By: Anonymous - 21st May 2011 at 00:27 Permalink - Edited 10th April 2020 at 19:36

Always land with the furrows! Just kidding.;) Any landing you walk away from is a good landing. I had to go under a powerline once because a student rammed the throttle forward so hard the engine quit during an exercise. My telomeres were significantly shortened. :eek:

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