Golf Course Pilot lands in a farm field

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mikea said:
No injuries were reported after a small plane made an unexpected landing Saturday afternoon at a golf course in north suburban Lincolnshire.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...tory?track=rss
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I heard some activity at the airport today. Hope this wasn't somebody I know.
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http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19757&

Well he is in the news again today

The pilot who landed his Piper Clipper last year on a Lincolnshire golf course so his son would not miss a nearby tennis lesson faces review of his pilot's certificate after landing his plane Thursday morning on an Antioch farm field.



Robert Kadera, 66, of Lake Villa experienced engine problems in his 1949 Piper fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft, according to a Lake County sheriff's office report. The pilot and his 16-year-old son survived a forced landing, FAA officials stated.


A motorist called police to report seeing the airplane in the sky with smoke coming out of it, according to the sheriff's report. Kadera told authorities he circled a couple times before landing.
FAA officials are investigating the accident, including why a landing was necessary in that field, said FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory.
"He currently has an active pilot's certificate," Cory said. "That is under review considering the earlier event."
Charles Herman of Antioch, who is growing soybeans on the leased land, said the crash caused minimal damage to the crop. A van towed the plane off the property.
"If he didn't get hurt, it's all good," Herman said.
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http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/...airplane-emergency-landing-tennis-lesson.html


I am just shaking my head. I don't know if he did anything wrong. But it jsut seems a little, how should I say it, coincidental.
 
smigaldi said:
I am just shaking my head. I don't know if he did anything wrong. But it jsut seems a little, how should I say it, coincidental.
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Given the "smoke coming out of it" comment, I'd say it's the maintenance issues that seem a little, um, coincidental...IIRC, the Feds made him trailer it out of the golf course for maintenance reasons.
 
See, now his defense on the golf course incident is that he needs to practice landing off airports in case of emergencies, and his practice saved him in a real emergency!
 
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