# Accident 20020906038249A: Amtr SONERAI2L, Canton, IL, September 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2002, 10:10 local time
- Place: Canton, IL
- Airport: Ingersoll Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5692° N, 90.0750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5692&lon=-90.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N356RB-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brooks Robert C SONERAI 2L (registry code 056072F, https://openairdocs.org/model/brooks-robert-c-sonerai-2l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI2L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020906038249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N356RB DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT CANTON, ILLINOIS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT CANTON. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND AND THE PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. HE DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY 27 AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS EAST OF RUNWAY 18 ON A NORTHEAST HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER AS IT DESCENDED INTO THE BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THIS EVENT AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA274), Sep 6, 2002: Brooks Sonerai 2L (N356RB), Canton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial failure of the ignition system, the induction air leak at the carburetor mounting plate, and the pilot's inadvertant stall during the forced landing. Contributing factors were the crack…

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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