Post by Logan on Jan 16, 2016 22:14:38 GMT -6
Cheyenne pilot makes emergency landing at golf course; no one hurt
CHEYENNE – For Doniv Feltner and Eric Millhouse, Friday morning promised to be just another great day for flying above Cheyenne.
But something happened when the Cessna 172 they were in reached 300 feet after a routine takeoff.
Around 9:30 a.m. Friday, for some reason, the single-engine airplane lost power. Why that occurred is not known at this time.
What happened next is the stuff of local aviation legend and grist for stories that flying buddies will share.
The two men kept their cool; Feltner took over the controls and safely landed the plane on a snow-crusted fairway at the Airport Golf Club.
Feltner said the emergency landing occurred on the 12th hole fairway; the golf club manager said it was the 18th hole.
Continue reading at www.wyomingnews.com/news/article_63bf5c84-bc0d-11e5-b708-d7338191c67d.html .
CHEYENNE – For Doniv Feltner and Eric Millhouse, Friday morning promised to be just another great day for flying above Cheyenne.
But something happened when the Cessna 172 they were in reached 300 feet after a routine takeoff.
Around 9:30 a.m. Friday, for some reason, the single-engine airplane lost power. Why that occurred is not known at this time.
What happened next is the stuff of local aviation legend and grist for stories that flying buddies will share.
The two men kept their cool; Feltner took over the controls and safely landed the plane on a snow-crusted fairway at the Airport Golf Club.
Feltner said the emergency landing occurred on the 12th hole fairway; the golf club manager said it was the 18th hole.
Continue reading at www.wyomingnews.com/news/article_63bf5c84-bc0d-11e5-b708-d7338191c67d.html .