Emergency landing today Troutdale, OR

http://koin.com/Global/story.asp?S=6018883

Bummer, but he's alive. He'd just purchased the plane this morning, coming
to Troutdale (probably for fuel) and had to make an emergency landing in a
suburb about a mile or so from the runway. To the west is Blue Lake
(shallow) and to the east toward the airport is a bunch of fields but the
terrain is broken and being developed. A local pilot would probably know
where to put it down off the street, but this guy did alright.

This is about a mile from my house. I can tell if it's a good flying day by
the amount of planes flying overhead. Rwy 07 faces straight into mouth of
the Columbia River Gorge so he might have found himself facing a sudden
20mph gusting headwind turning final.

looks like an RV (Van's Aircraft)
any reports why the engine quit?

BT

"gatt" wrote in message
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http://koin.com/Global/story.asp?S=6018883

Bummer, but he's alive. He'd just purchased the plane this morning,
coming to Troutdale (probably for fuel) and had to make an emergency
landing in a suburb about a mile or so from the runway. To the west is
Blue Lake (shallow) and to the east toward the airport is a bunch of
fields but the terrain is broken and being developed. A local pilot would
probably know where to put it down off the street, but this guy did
alright.

This is about a mile from my house. I can tell if it's a good flying day
by the amount of planes flying overhead. Rwy 07 faces straight into mouth
of the Columbia River Gorge so he might have found himself facing a sudden
20mph gusting headwind turning final.

It was a "rocket", which is an RV derivative with an 0-540.

I know the pilot, and am glad he's OK.

I'm sure the story will come out, but nothing yet...

"BT" wrote in message
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looks like an RV (Van's Aircraft)
any reports why the engine quit?

BT

"gatt" wrote in message
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http://koin.com/Global/story.asp?S=6018883

Bummer, but he's alive. He'd just purchased the plane this morning,
coming to Troutdale (probably for fuel) and had to make an emergency
landing in a suburb about a mile or so from the runway. To the west is
Blue Lake (shallow) and to the east toward the airport is a bunch of
fields but the terrain is broken and being developed. A local pilot
would probably know where to put it down off the street, but this guy did
alright.

This is about a mile from my house. I can tell if it's a good flying day
by the amount of planes flying overhead. Rwy 07 faces straight into
mouth of the Columbia River Gorge so he might have found himself facing a
sudden 20mph gusting headwind turning final.

gatt writes:

http://koin.com/Global/story.asp?S=6018883

Bummer, but he's alive. He'd just purchased the plane this morning, coming
to Troutdale (probably for fuel) and had to make an emergency landing in a
suburb about a mile or so from the runway. To the west is Blue Lake
(shallow) and to the east toward the airport is a bunch of fields but the
terrain is broken and being developed. A local pilot would probably know
where to put it down off the street, but this guy did alright.

This is about a mile from my house. I can tell if it's a good flying day by
the amount of planes flying overhead. Rwy 07 faces straight into mouth of
the Columbia River Gorge so he might have found himself facing a sudden
20mph gusting headwind turning final.

This is a new aircraft and the engine fails on the first flight?
Something is not right.

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This is a new aircraft and the engine fails on the first flight?

A sputtering engine can be anything but a failing engine.

Something is not right.

No kidding.

-Kees.

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A sputtering engine can be anything but a failing engine.

If it caused a crash, the distinction may be academic.

Was this really a _new_ airplane, or just a newly used airplane?

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On Feb 1, 11:26 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
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A sputtering engine can be anything but a failing engine.

If it caused a crash, the distinction may be academic.

It didn't cause a crash.


Was this really a _new_ airplane, or just a newly used airplane?

Don't know, is it relevant?

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Don't know, is it relevant?

Yes. If I had bought a plane brand-new and it had engine trouble on
the first flight, I'd have the aircraft dumped on the doorstep of the
CEO of the manufacturer. There's no excuse for that.

In a used plane, the expectations are different.

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On Feb 1, 1:15 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
Don't know, is it relevant?

Yes. If I had bought a plane brand-new and it had engine trouble on
the first flight, I'd have the aircraft dumped on the doorstep of the
CEO of the manufacturer. There's no excuse for that.

In a used plane, the expectations are different.

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What makes you think that engine trouble was the cause of this
incident?

-Kees

wrote:
What makes you think that engine trouble was the cause of this
incident?

I cannot speak for where MX has got it from, but the article linked in the
OP contains words to that effect.