When at a position about six miles south of Maryborough and at a
height of about 3, 000 feet, the aircraft suffered a complete loss
of engine power. The pilot chose to force land on the local
golfcourse but, to do this, it was necessary to make a down wind
approach over a power line and trees. The pilot forced the aircraft
on to the ground immediately after clearing the obstacles so as to
obtain braking effect as soon as possible since there were houses
at the far end of the landing area. The nosewheel struck a grass
bank at the point of touchdown and the nosewheel and fork broke
off. The aircraft bounced and then slid on the collapsed nose strut
and main wheels coming to rest after a swing to the left of 80
degrees. The fatigue failure of the studs and through bolts was
compatible with lack of adequate pre-load applied by the respective
nuts.
