My buddy Tom had some excitment today. He was out putting up a privacy fence about 12:30, and heard a sputter then seen a Ceesna coming from the south and made a sharp turn east at 75' off the deck. Went behind his workshop and was about 50' by then trying to line up the field just north of his fence. Flaps down and ready, just as he touched up he went to clear bobwire fence on the east end. Cleared that, slight dust then over the hill out of sight.
Tom jumped in p.u. and headed down 3/8 mile to where it should be.....nothing. He said he had to be there or he would have seen him lift up again. He drove on into the city dump to the east end, still no sign. No smoke, dust, nothing. Got out and went up to the fenceline burm. There he was, just walking around trying to get a good cell signal. Tom walked down there to check on him, all good. Not a scratch on him or the plane. Prop never touched ground, no grass in wheels, just tracks coming down the hill. It ended up in a pasture valley just to the north of the dump. Tom said guy was cool as a cucumber. Once all emergency crews and Troopers got there Tom said his hands trembled a bit.
He headed out of Albaqu. N.M. to Manhatten Ks for new Insturment ratings. Got just to south of town engine went down. He had just passed our airstrip on the west side of town, was going to circle around but seen the elevators to the north and he knew no way to clear and get back to strip.
He had less than 3/8 mile to stop, down hill and with tail wind. One very lucky man! Not sure how long it will have to sit there before faa gets report done, but the cattle are gonna cause some flap/alieron damage by then. Curious creatures they are, and rubbing all over it.
Just in front of plane is the city dump burm and fence on top.
Sorry, i can't get it to rotat😡