Peters Emergency Landing Near Niagara Falls -- Red Bull Air Race Videos

Peter's Emergency Landing Near Niagara Falls

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Date: JUN 13, 2009
Director: Roland Aßmann (West4Media)
Pilots: Peter Besenyei
Event: Windsor Ontario 2009
Copyright: Red Bull Air Race GmbH
About this Video: Besenyei was required to make an emergency landing near St Thomas Airport in Ontario during a photo shoot and the damage could not be repaired in time for the Windsor race. Thanks to his skilled piloting, the Hungarian pilot, who got a season-high fourth place in San Diego, walked away with only a few bruises and was not otherwise injured. “I was doing a flight with Nigel to take some pictures and during the final run I had a technical problem,” Besenyei said. “I lost oil pressure, which in the end caused the engine to fail, and I had to make a forced landing outside the field. The plane is damaged but I can repair it. The most important thing is that there was no injury. I’m 100 percent okay and that’s the most important thing.” Besenyei will join the championship again at the next race which takes place in Budapest, Hungary.