RV12 forced landing

[fly_tornado]

good coverage with pilot interview

 

Plane makes emergency landing on Highway 99 North near Eugene Airport

 

 

[Yenn]

Rotax 912 is the standard engine. I thought they were supposed to be bulletproof.

 

 

[Brett]

Sounds like it needs a new oil pressure sender fitted after it gets trailered home.

 

 

[Brett]

He doesn't actually say it stopped but hey? I must be missing something.

 

 

[Brett]

I'll have to go to spec savers.....I read it again and it does say it stopped.....lol ;)

 

 

[Downunder]

I had to read it twice as to whether the engine stopped or he just put it down because the gauge showed no pressure as well......

 

A mile or two from the field, I think I would have given the strip a shot if it was still running.....

 

 

[JEM]

Looking at the carpark footage there doesn't appear to be any oil leakage or staining.

 

 

[planesmaker]

Rotax not a proper engine? Time to take the blinkers off.

 

 

[facthunter]

Engines that don't fail have never been built..Nev

 

 

[Yenn]

Rotax may not be a proper engine in some peoples opinion, but they do have a large number of engines flying and are affordable, plus their safety record is not bad. In about 20 years flying at my home strip I can only remember one Rotax engine failure.

 

 

[alf jessup]

Rotax may not be a proper engine in some peoples opinion, but they do have a large number of engines flying and are affordable, plus their safety record is not bad. In about 20 years flying at my home strip I can only remember one Rotax engine failure.

Correct Yenn

Over 50,000 912 variants world wide isn't a bad effort

 

 

[Bernie Knight]

We just did a 180 and pushed it into the car park

 

Took the golf clubs out and went for a round

 

Pretty causal about it all..

 

 

[Bernie Knight]

Yes

 

Yes home now. Head off late May for 5 weeks though again..

 

Managed to drag the old body out to Lethbridge yesterday for the BBQ.

 

Bernie

 

 

[Bernie Knight]

Surprisingly it was a very nice day at Lethbridge. Even a Drifter was up to do circuits.

 

Don't want to Hi - jack this a thread and so sent you a conversation..