Synchronized Happenings
After my posting in Nigeria, I returned to Sweden 1973 and bought an aircraft
similar to the PA 28 I was flying down there. Maybe I felt secure with that
type of aircraft when it had giving me such luck.
November 1976 a Synchronized Happening happened again and my Guarding
Angel saved me. I had my Piper PA28 parked on Bromma Airport in Stockholm.
The weather was good, but the temperature was around the freezing point.
I checked the volume of fuel and filled the tank to be on the safe side.
It had been a lot of rain lately, so I drained the tanks and made the daily
inspection.
After take off, I flow to Norrtalje and then Uppsala and finely back to Bromma.
Before I turned on the final I saw that an aircraft had lined up for take off,
I reduced the throttle to 1500 RPM and was ready to turn on final.
Then THE ENGINE STOPPED. I restarted it, but after a few seconds it
stopped again. I was now too far out, to reach the runway and I had a lake
in front of me and I closed the throttle and reduced flaps to get a high nose.
A small dingy was sailing in my way so I had to avoid hitting it.
I made a beautiful landing, with low air speed and high nose.
The stall warning was screaming all the time.
When the landing gear hit the water, a wave hit the window and I was
down safely. It was suddenly very quiet. The emergency radio did not
started as supposed at a crash landing. but I switched it on, called
the tower and said I had landed.
They asked were I was.
I looked out and saw a lama standing on the shore.
I said I MUST BE IN NEPAL, I can SE A LAMA.
The small sailboat came close and offered me a ride, but I said
the boat is too small.
A rowing boat came out and we succeeded tow get the plane closer to land.
A lot of people came to see, what was going on.
Reporters from the newspapers arrived and asked questions.
My Guarding Angel was there.
This was My third Synchronized Happening.
Bertil
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