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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Kreps Curtis PRESCOTT PUSHER · Lima, OH · June 7, 1998

Date: June 7, 1998 · 14:20 local
Place: Lima, OH
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N225CK
Reported engine: Lycoming O540J1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N225CKRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2001 · Kreps Curtis PRESCOTT PUSHERS/N 003 Airframe modelKreps Curtis PRESCOTT PUSHER

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Experimental acft lost power, made emerg landing in a field, gear collapsed on landing, Lima, OH.(-5) the pilot stated that he took off in VFR conditions and climbed to approximately 2,000 feet MSL when he noticed a slight vibration. He reduced power, heard a loud pop, the vibration became violent and he lost electrical power. He selected a field and landed. The pilot was uninjured, and the aircraft sustained damage to the landing gear and underside.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIMENTAL ACFT LOST POWER, MADE EMERG LANDING IN A FIELD, GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, LIMA, OH.(-5) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF IN VFR CONDITIONS AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET MSL WHEN HE NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION. HE REDUCED POWER, HEARD A LOUD POP, THE VIBRATION BECAME VIOLENT AND HE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. HE SELECTED A FIELD AND LANDED. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND UNDERSIDE.