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Pilot Passes Checkride After Forced Landing

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Key Takeaways:

  • During his Private Pilot checkride, Brian Garrett experienced a real in-flight emergency when a propeller blade separated.
  • His training immediately kicked in, enabling him to make a Mayday call and successfully execute a forced landing in a farm field.
  • Neither Garrett nor the designated pilot examiner was injured, and Garrett passed his checkride due to his demonstrated competence during the emergency.
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During his Private Pilot checkride over the weekend, Brian Garrett of Westminster, Colorado, had to deal with a real in-flight emergency on top of all the other required practical test maneuvers after one of the blades on his Sting Sport LSA separated midflight.

According to the Longmont Times-Call, at some point during the flight exam the Sting Sport TL-2000’s engine started running rough, forcing Garrett to set up for a landing in a farm field near the town of Mead.

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