On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Ron Wanttaja wrote:

ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR A ROAD 15 MILES SOUTH OF LEESBURG, FL


Hello guys, It was actually on a nice two lane road, no wires over it,
wide berms, no driveways or signs, and no traffic, at least until short
final.

I was climbing through 5500 ft when the note of the engine changed, I
checked the guages, all green, leaned the mixture, and reduced throttle.
Then heard a loud growl and then engine disengage from the prop.

I pressed "nearest" on my gps, and it listed Leesburg first, (I had just
left my friend there). I thought it said 30 miles distance, but that must
have been the heading, since Zepherhills would have been listed first.

Anyway, I had lots of time to select my landing spot, and picked a good
one. Which was near a divided highway. 11.5 miles from Leesburg.

Go ahead with your "I told you so's", just remember that there was not a
good alternative six years ago, and my junkyard gearbox has been good to
me.


George Graham
RX-7 Powered Graham-EZ, N4449E
Homepage http://bfn.org/~ca266