Well, it can happen to you. Last night 1730 at 500 ft Engine stopped dead. Lack of landing spots. Had to make 150' turn to safe ground.
Check, tanks pumps NO start, but engine wind milling. A bit hot and ran out of field, had to lift over fence, then channel, stall, O S*#T - ground. Bugger. Walked away. KR home in my workshop. Damage, Prop, nose wheel collapse, L main collapse. Under inner wing whole from wheel. But main leg undamaged, the main bolts Sheared OFF, as did the nose wheel to fire wall bolts. NO cowl damage only paint. Engine mount bent. FOUND the cause this morning, the coil lead came out of the distributor Cap. No wonder it would not start. Did I seem Mark Jones make a cover or his dist. cap, Should listen to Mark. Impact point Google Earth 145 32.527 E 35 39.681S only 400m from my home. Phil Matheson VH PKR. KR2. _______________________________________ 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