19990923040779A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PULSAR · Belleville, IL · September 23, 1999

Date: September 23, 1999 · 18:15 local
Place: Belleville, IL
Airport: Private
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9550
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA358
Reported as: Amtr Pulsar

N9550Registration cancelled Apr 13, 2000 · Bosick Michael C PULSARS/N 199 Airframe modelBosick Michael C PULSAR

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What happened

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(-23) On September 23, 1999 at approx. 1815 hours CST, Mr. Michael c. bosick was taking off for a local flight in his amatuer built Pulsar on runway 27 at flying dutchman airport (pvt) located in Belleville, IL. About 3/4'S the way down the runway at approx. 200 ft. above the fround the Rotax 582UL engine quit. Mr. Bosick stated that he lowered the nose of the airplane to maintain airspeed and made a slight right hand turn to clear a farmer that was combining corn and a wind sock pole in front of him at the end of the runway. Mr. Bosick was not able to clear standing corn in the field and when the left wing struck the standing corn it pulled the airplane down and to the left where it came to rest approx. 60 yards to the right of the runway, and 30 yards from the end of the runway. Mr. Bosick stated that the farmer did not see this occur and was unaware of the accident. Mr. Bosick was not injured and with help from his son and a friend they removed the a/c from the field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1999 AT APPROX. 1815 HOURS CST, MR. MICHAEL C. BOSICK WAS TAKING OFF FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT IN HIS AMATUER BUILT PULSAR ON RUNWAY 27 AT FLYING DUTCHMAN AIRPORT (PVT) LOCATED IN BELLEVILLE, IL. ABOUT 3/4'S THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT APPROX. 200 FT. ABOVE THE FROUND THE ROTAX 582UL ENGINE QUIT. MR. BOSICK STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN TO CLEAR A FARMER THAT WAS COMBINING CORN AND A WIND SOCK POLE IN FRONT OF HIM AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. MR. BOSICK WAS NOT ABLE TO CLEAR STANDING CORN IN THE FIELD AND WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE STANDING CORN IT PULLED THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND TO THE LEFT WHERE IT CAME TO REST APPROX. 60 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, AND 30 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. MR. BOSICK STATED THAT THE FARMER DID NOT SEE THIS OCCUR AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE ACCIDENT. MR. BOSICK WAS NOT INJURED AND WITH HELP FROM HIS SON AND A FRIEND THEY REMOVED THE A/C FROM THE FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99LA358Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelleville, ILA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Sep 23, 1999 · Substantial damage