# Incident 20020720021629I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Middletown, OH, July 20, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2002, 12:08 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5030° N, 84.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5030&lon=-84.3649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4134Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4134Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,051 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020720021629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2002 AT 1208 EST, A BELLANCA 8KCAB, N4134Y, REGISTERED TO STEVEN D. POLLAK PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A FARM FIELD IN BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH CALM WINDS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM LEBANON WARREN COUNTY AIRPORT ENROUTE TO HAMILTON COUNTY AIRPORT (APPROX. 16 NM). THE PILOT/OWNER CIRCLED A FARM FIELD WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT THE ENGINE PROBLEM BY ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE/FUEL PUMP BUT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE FARM FIELD AND HIT A 30 INCH HIGH METAL FENCE AT THE END OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE AND HIT THE LEFT WINGTIP ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO: ONE PROP BLADE, ENGINE COWLING, LEFT WING TIP, BOTH WHEEL PANTS. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT (A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR).

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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