Originally published at: Sen. Tim Sheehy Makes Emergency Landing In Montana
Sheriff’s office says no injuries were reported after engine failure forced a landing near Ennis.
Looks like it was an L-39 jet. If so, pretty good job doing a forced landing off-field without injuries.
Did that twice in the distant past, in a Cessna 210 in 1987 and in a Cessna 172 in 1985. Think and do!!! It works. As long as an open area somewhere below!! Gas leaking out of an off field landed aircraft is usually a problem. My 210 had gas leaking from the vent; which was the front and center concern on the ground. But first responders where their in less than 15 minutes and sprayed everything down; and no more gas ignition threat. Thank goodness for old dirt roads nearly everywhere! Being on the look out for power lines is at least as important as getting on the ground; over or under power lines is doable; and through old fences in the 172!!! At US 40 on the north side of Tonopah, NV, airport. Just making the airport permitter. Where the smooth ground is!! The mechanic on the field could not find anything wrong and asked why he was looking at the 172? Had to show him the broken fence and the wheel marks on the ground. And then flew home. When you
are young, you can do nearly anything. Only possible explanation; carb ice, which melted within 15 minutes on the ground in August. Carb ice sneaks up on person! Regrettably!
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