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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Waco CTO · Kirksville, IL · August 7, 2005

Date: August 7, 2005 · 11:15 local
Place: Kirksville, IL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7446
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05CA172
Reported as: Waco CTO
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N7446Registered now · Waco CTOS/N A-19 Airframe modelWaco CTO Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While on a personal pleasure flight at about 11:15 am CDT the appropriately certificated and qualified pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft experienced a rough engine with a loss of power and fluctuating oil pressure. Rather than risk more damage to the engine the PIC elected to make an off airport landing in a soybean field. The right wing caught in the beans pullling the aircraft to the right and down, coming to rest upright in the fiel on its left landing gear and nose. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the right wing and right landing gear and left shock strut assembly. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AT ABOUT 11:15 AM CDT THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED AND QUALIFIED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE WITH A LOSS OF POWER AND FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE. RATHER THAN RISK MORE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE THE PIC ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT IN THE BEANS PULLLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND DOWN, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT IN THE FIEL ON ITS LEFT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND LEFT SHOCK STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

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 CHI05CA172Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportShelbyville, ILThe loss of engine power during cruise due to carburetor ice. A factor was conditions conducive to carburetor icing.Aug 7, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7446 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19910622029359IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ocala, FLPilot ground looped the aircraft on landing rollout.Jun 22, 1991 · Minor damage