A rare dual engine failure is being cited in the injury-free off-airport landing of a light Piper twin (maybe a Twin Comanche) on Saturday in Kansas. Lane County Sheriff’s Department said the plane “lost both engines” and the pilot put it down on a field near Dighton. It being Kansas, it appears there were impromptu landing sites as far as the eye could see and the pilot and two passengers weren’t hurt. The Sheriff’s Department did not say what caused both engines to quit at the same time. The FAA and NTSB will be looking into it.
Dual Engine Failure Leads To Off-Airport Landing
Key Takeaways:
- A light Piper twin aircraft experienced a rare dual engine failure in western Kansas.
- The pilot successfully executed an off-airport landing in a field near Dighton.
- All three occupants, the pilot and two passengers, were uninjured in the incident.
- The cause of the simultaneous engine failures is currently unknown and is under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.
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