19990727025719I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hynes B2B · Neillsville, WI · July 27, 1999

Date: July 27, 1999 · 10:00 local
Place: Neillsville, WI
Airport: Neillsville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2182U
Reported as: Hynes B2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,850 total8 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Brantly B2-B, N2182U sustained minor damage after an autorotation into a corn field on July 27, 1999. The PIC, gary d. eddy, and one passenger were not injured. Mr. Eddy reported that he had departed the neilsville, Wisconsin airport and in a climb at about 400 feet AGL the engine lost oil pressure and quit. He stated because of the tall corn, his flare was slightly high and the aircraft settled to the ground tipping on its right side. The bubble and rotor blades sustained minor damage. This report will be amended when the results of an engine tear down are received.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BRANTLY B2-B, N2182U SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER AN AUTOROTATION INTO A CORN FIELD ON JULY 27, 1999. THE PIC, GARY D. EDDY, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. MR. EDDY REPORTED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED THE NEILSVILLE, WISCONSIN AIRPORT AND IN A CLIMB AT ABOUT 400 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND QUIT. HE STATED BECAUSE OF THE TALL CORN, HIS FLARE WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND TIPPING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE BUBBLE AND ROTOR BLADES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN THE RESULTS OF AN ENGINE TEAR DOWN ARE RECEIVED.