Wellsville — A Baldwin man was not injured this morning after he landed a single-engine, fixed-wing plane in a field west of Wellsville after the engine lost power.
According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report, Michael Dann, 50, was flying from Ottawa to Gardner in the 1949 Luscombe plane.
At 11 a.m., he heard a loud bang from the engine and then a grinding noise just before the plane lost power. Dann then landed the plane in a field near 4353 Utah Road in Franklin County.
On the ground, the plane continued south across a driveway and struck a line of trees before coming to rest in a field, according to the report.
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bethnbob (anonymous) says…
Thank God.
spym00se (anonymous) says…
How did he decide which open field to land in?
mommaeffortx2 (anonymous) says…
glad all is well in this accident, agreed marion.
compmd (anonymous) says…
holygrailale,
Agreed. Although saying he landed "safely" might be stretching it. That aircraft hitting a tree line likely ripped it apart. However, getting a (most likely) minimally instrumented aircraft down after engine failure and being able to walk away is heck of an accomplishment.
aeroscout17 (anonymous) says…
Ah, but Marion, the small aircraft can land in smaller areas!