Yesterday I helped Don Barnes move his Legacy out of a cow pasture located
approximately 5 miles west of Pine Mountain Lake Airport.  I was
absolutely amazed at how strange Don’s plane looked sitting gear up amidst
tall grass, almost perfectly in tact.  With the help of several friends we
raised the plane and lowered the gear, then removed the wings and towed
the plane to my hangar.  After we washed it down and dried it, you needed
to take a second glance to tell that it had been damaged.  My impression
now more than ever is that this is one tough airframe.

Don is ok with no physical injuries what-so-ever, but as you might expect
he needs a few days to calm himself down after making an engine-out
landing in some fairly inhospitable terrain.  

This morning we flew over the site and there is no doubt in my mind that
Don flew a by-the-book emergency landing, exhibiting skill and focus that
resulted in no injuries (he was the sole occupant) and little damage to is
airplane.  Don will be making a post to the LML in the next day or so with
more details.  I offered to make this initial posting at his request,
because we all know that building and flying the Legacy is truly his
passion, and he needs a few days to recover his composure before he can
speak to our fellowship.

I do ask that the members of the LML keep the chatter and speculation to a
minimum until Don provides us, in his own words, the details of this
unfortunate off-airport landing.

Jim Thomas
L2K #166


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