On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 12:38:33 GMT, "Neil Gould"
wrote:

Hi,

Recently, posted:
(largely snipped)

Wandered around a little bit, discovered they were on the grounds of
the Lost Nation (LNN) airport, in the grass.

Unless this accident was 40 years ago or more, either you were damn lucky,
or just plain nuts. If LNN was dark, I'd have opted for the well-lit
freeway about a mile off the south side or at worst the 4-lane road (Lost
Nation Road) that runs straight for a couple of miles directly adjacent to
the airport, rather than risk the patches of trees, parked planes, and
buildings on the field or the nearby residences.

Regards,

Neil


Wasn't me, I wuz just the guy that had to go help pick up the pieces
(19 years ago).

The PIC is one of two or three pilots I've worked with in this
industry that I would never, under any circumstances second guess.

Might have something to do with the fact that when he left the
freight-dog world for the big leagues (3 years later) he had somewhere
around 15,000 hours, quite a few of which were spent in less than
"ideal" conditions.

I've never had the opportunity to break out of the clouds at night
with my feet soaked in 100LL to a engine out landing in a Twin Beech,
that could also be a contributing factor.

Last time I talked to him, he lamented the fact that most of the crews
he runs around with have no idea what a Beech 18 is.

I agree completely with the "damn lucky" statement, and made it quite
clear at the time that not having a working torch onboard, and not
paying close attention to the location of the 'ship sure as hell
wasn't my area of responsibility.

The busted fuel line was, however...

Regards;

TC