After departing on a routine flight from Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport (KJGG) on May 26th to Connecticut, Professional seaplane pilot, Antony Yen of "Straight and Level Seaplanes" was expecting a smooth flight. That was not to be, as within ten minutes after take off, the experimental light sport flying boat suffered catastrophic engine failure at only 600 feet above the ground. With dense trees all around, and only 40 seconds away from death, Mr. Yen immediately located the only potential field in gliding distance where he and his student were committing to landing.
Just 40 seconds after the engine quit producing power, Mr Yen and his student were safely on the ground with no injuries to persons or property.
When asked about the landing Mr. Yen stated “I spend a lot of time training my students for engine failures, and more importantly training them to always have a field in mind in case you lose an engine. As the landing goes it wasn’t my smoothest landing, but given the conditions it's good enough for me”. FAA inspectors later confirmed the loss of fuel pressure was due to a cracked fuel rail and the incident was not due to pilot error.
Mr Yen is an experienced seaplane pilot and flight instructor with Straight and Level Seaplanes and hails from Eustis Florida where he trains students.
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