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"There I was…" Jim Johnson

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From the Air Safety Institute’s “There I was…” podcast—

25-year GA pilot Jim Johnson shares the story of a hot Sunday afternoon in Alabama when he set out to practice approaches in his Cessna 177RG, and experienced an engine failure just after takeoff.

Listen to the full ASI There I was...podcast to hear Jim Johnson's story.

Below are some photos from Jim’s incident.

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There I was...Jim Johnson and passenger walk away from accident

Listen to the full ASI There I was...podcast to hear Jim Johnson's story.