# Incident 20011002027179I: Adamst THORPT211, Springfield, KY, October 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6947° N, 85.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6947&lon=-85.2178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2535T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2535T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thorp Aero T 211 (registry code 8940202, https://openairdocs.org/model/thorp-aero-t-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMST THORPT211
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,070 total, 240 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002027179I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 2, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 UTC, A THORP 211 OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 2 MILES NORTH OF SPRINGFIELD, KY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THEY HAD DEPARTED VFR FROM DANVILLE, KY T 1730 UTC ENROUTE TO SPRINGFIELD. NEARING SPRINGFIELD THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY APPROACH AND LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO A POWERLINE; TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND COWLING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED ONLY ABOUT 4 OZ. OF FUEL WHEN DRAINED FROM THE TANK. REVIEW OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS ALONG WITH A CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES DID NOT INDICATED ANY ABNORMALITIES. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VFR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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