Rob Jordan, a flight instructor at Accel Aviation, has flown more than 14,000 hours in his 20-plus years in aviation.
“I guess I was due to have an engine failure at some point,” Jordan told the Register this morning.
Jordan put his years of training to handle such circumstances to work Monday afternoon as he piloted a Kitfox light sport aircraft to an emergency landing south of Iola.
Jordan and the aircraft’s owner, Ray Smith of St. Joseph, Mo., landed in a pasture in front of the home of Bill and Charlotte Owens, 1873 Idaho Rd., about three miles south of…
Pair unhurt in rough landing
