Reply #27: It's a lot simpler than that

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I was flying a Piper Cherokee from Ft. Smith AR to London KY when I ran into some heavy clouds. There's a big stack in the area, so I decided to divert to Nashville. I tuned in to their frequency and heard them calling me. Apparently, the search teams were already looking for me. When I touched down, the brake shoe came off on the right wheel and seized up the tire, so I had to land it on one wheel. Since the runway was wide, the ground loop didn't do any damage and I was able to free the wheel and taxi to the service area. When I stopped, the ground crew ran up and told me that gas was pouring out from under the engine. Someone had loosened the gas line and fuel was pouring out.
When I got that repaired, I went to taxi out and my radio speaker went dead. Another repair.

Someone wanted me really dead. They were so sure they had me that the search crews were already looking.