Piper PA-38-112, N2541B: Aircraft force landed in a field - Bozeman, Montana

A flight instructor and a student were unhurt after making an emergency landing in a field north of Three Forks on Tuesday morning.

According to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 9 a.m., the tower at Gallatin Field called dispatch to report that a two-passenger Tomahawk airplane crashed somewhere in the Horseshoe Hills area.

Gallatin County Search and Rescue responded, requesting a helicopter to help locate the crash. Several minutes later, however, the tower reported they had made contact with the pilot, who was safe on the ground.

The pilot and trainee said they experienced engine trouble and landed in an open field in the Clarkston area.

 http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com

http://www.gallatin.mt.gov

http://registry.faa.gov/N2541B

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 2541B        Make/Model: PA38      Description: PA-38 Tomahawk
  Date: 10/02/2012     Time: 1505

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: BOZEMAN   State: MT   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, 15 MILES FROM BOZEMAN, MT

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   2     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    


OTHER DATA
  Activity: Training      Phase: Landing      Operation: OTHER


  FAA FSDO: HELENA, MT  (NM05)                    Entry date: 10/03/2012