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FORCED LANDING MADE

AUCKLAND CLUB MACHINE descent into paddock A successful forced lauding in a field at Glen Eden was made by an Auckland Aero Club pilot, Mr. T. Lacy, late yesterday afternoon, when the engine of the club machine he was flying failed to pick up after the aeroplane had been spun a considerable distance. Mr. Lacy, who had a passenger with him, brought the machine down in a paddock on Mr. L. T. Hunt's property in Archibald Road. It-finished the landing run within a few feet of a fence, but was undamaged. The ground engineer of the club, Mr. F. A. N l . North, said the engine had evidently become too cold when the machine was held in a long spin, and thus would not respond readily when the pilot opened the throttle again. The motoir was started without difficulty after the landing had been made and there was no sign of any defect or blockage. The field in which the landing was made was considered too small for taking-off again. The wings were folded and the aeroplane was wheeled through a gate and into an adjoining paddock offering a longer runway. One of the senior pilots of the club, Mr. P. C. Lewis, flew the machine, ZK-AAT, back to Mangere aerodrome without incident. The take-off was watched by a crowd of about 200 people which assembled with surprising speed when the sieroplane was seen to land.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22345, 17 February 1936, Page 10

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FORCED LANDING MADE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22345, 17 February 1936, Page 10

FORCED LANDING MADE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22345, 17 February 1936, Page 10

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