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FAA incident report · Amtr CHALLENGER2 · Mt Vernon, IL · October 14, 2000

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Date
October 14, 2000 · 17:30 local
Place
Mt Vernon, IL
Airport
Mt Vernon-Outland
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr CHALLENGER2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total5 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)The pilot operated a non-certificated, non-registered home built challenger 2 airplane as pilot-in-command. The pilot stated, that during this flight of challenger was extremely difficult to control and gaining altitude after take off was virtually impossible. The pilot said that he was able to stay airborne long enough to make an unscheduled landing in a farm field just off the airport. This off airport landing caused the right main landing gear wheel to be severed from the airplane. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT OPERATED A NON-CERTIFICATED, NON-REGISTERED HOME BUILT CHALLENGER 2 AIRPLANE AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. THE PILOT STATED, THAT DURING THIS FLIGHT OF CHALLENGER WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND GAINING ALTITUDE AFTER TAKE OFF WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STAY AIRBORNE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN A FARM FIELD JUST OFF THE AIRPORT. THIS OFF AIRPORT LANDING CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL TO BE SEVERED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.