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2008/12/15

Cessna Emergency Landing in the Blueberry Barrens, Maine


What: single-engine Cessna 182 on a routine cross-country training flight, after leaving Biddeford Municipal Airport on the second leg of the flight.
Where: field in Kennebunk Maine known as the Blueberry Barrens.
When: December 15, 2008-Monday afternoon
Who: Pilot/flight instructor Tim Campbell and student pilot Bob Irving
Why: The pilot heard unusual noises and saw smoke coming from the plane's engine, with low oil pressure. He made an emergency landing experiencing "catastrophic engine failure." The pilot intended to keep the plane's nose up to make Sanford Airport, but realizing he could not make it, he notified the airport, shut of his fuel and landed in the field without injury and without visible damage to the plane.
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