How To Fly Your Aircraft In An Emergency

Ran across this very interesting article which describes in detail how to make the best out of a bad situation. With the aircraft engine faltering, then failing, this pilot manages to save himself and his passenger without completely wrecking his airplane:

Flying The Impossible Turn - Take Two

To add to this I found a blog post with comments that are related to the above incident:

Excessive Amount of Airplane Accidents and Incidents over the USA

The truth is aircraft accidents, in particular fatal aircraft accidents, are very rare. Aviation safety is a primary concern of all of us who fly, and staying current and getting adequate recurrent training a must.

To see a picture-perfect gear up landing, watch this:

Enjoy!