I was the pilot of the the kr that went down 395jt. Not sure what happen to the fuel but had more then 2 hrs of it in the plane before I went down. I have been on the net for many years had have had 4 different kr's and have seen and head of a lot of crashes and people that have died but never did I think that it would happen to me. I always fly high as a rule of thumb and that paid off as I all most did not make the island. If I had not turned when I did I would have been crab bait or would have been killed by the trees. I will share more as I find out what happened to the fuel I will also share some pics. I can tell you now that I have looked death in the eyes and it did not look good and thankful that my good lord was looking over me that day. Had I been 25 ft lower i would have not been here today to talk about it. I hope that some day the findings of the crash will help save some ones life just as mine was saved. Will keep all posted sorry that it took me so long but to be honest I really did not want to talk to anyone for the last few days. I think that the plane might have a chance but will take some work I can't believe that the wings did not get hurt. I am not sure if I will fix it or just sell it. I have a lot to think about with a family of 7. Will keep all posted and will find a way to put a link to my yahoo pics. For now. William Walsh
I got this from a friend on the Quickie e-mail list. Anyone know anything about who the pilot might be? Larry Flesner +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yesterday, a KR-2 pilot landed in jail here in the Puget Sound. William left Olympia for Tacoma on a flight over Puget Sound via McNeil Island - a state prison. He had 7 gallons on board verified by sight gage, electric fuel gage, and visual sighting thru a gas cap. After 15 minutes of flight time, he ran out of fuel and had to make an emergency landing in a cleared field on the island. The engine is a Revmaster with Revflow carburetor. There is only a header tank with 14 gallons capacity. There is a fuel tank vent under the airplane similar to the Q2. He cleared the trees on the high point and landed on an upslope. When the nose gear touched, it broke off and the airplane pitch poled onto it's back landing on the canopy and the tail. The canopy frame held and the vertical fin broke. William was not injured but complained of soreness and stiffness. He had a 4 point harness. The canopy plastic broke and William crawled out. There was no fire. There was no fuel on board and there was no evidence of fuel leakage. I helped William recover his airplane with some friends and relatives. The guards had helped William right and disassemble his airplane when we got there. The NTSB did not come out but will examine the airplane at Williams place. Access was by the prison barge which is pushed by a tug and manned by prison inmates. We were prohibited from talking to the inmates. We used a 16 foot trailer. We were escorted by a guard during the recovery. There is no news in the papers about the accident as the entire event occurred on state property. _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and well bind it!
