Because the engine had lost power drastically, a 22-year-old private pilot had to make an emergency landing in the middle of the snowy mountains of the Dolomites. But the young woman kept her nerve, reacted deftly and thus prevented the crash of the single-engine Piper PA-28 plane.
Silvia De Bon, who recently returned from Florida, where she obtained a US flying patent, traveled from Trento on Thursday with her 27-year-old brother and his 28-year-old girlfriend – all from the northern Italian province of Belluno. a flight.
Emergency landing at 2100 meters above sea level
In the middle of the Dolomites, the engine of the private plane suddenly lost power in the thin air and probably because of the cold, according to De Bon. In order not to crash into the mountain, the 22-year-old decided to make an emergency landing and skillfully placed the Piper PA-28 on its belly in the snow at about 2100 meters above sea level in the Lagorai Group.
The trio suffered minor but not serious injuries during the somewhat rough landing. He was able to climb out of the damaged machine himself just before 4:30 p.m. and make a distress call. Lucky out of luck: Only about 100 meters from the mooring place – in the municipality of Predazzo – is the bivouac “Paolo e Nicola”, a small hut.
Trio rescued by rescue helicopter
De Bon, her brother and his friend went there and waited for the mountain rescue team. The trio were eventually rescued by a rescue helicopter and flown to hospital in Trento. Only the 22-year-old, who suffered facial injuries from broken glass, had to stay overnight.
The National Agency for Aviation Safety and the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Trento have launched an investigation into the accident, Italian media report.
Source: Krone
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