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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mock HYPERHOPPER · Kiefer, OK · July 3, 2007

Date: July 3, 2007 · 19:39 local
Place: Kiefer, OK
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N787SM
Reported as: Mock Hyperhopper
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,640 total402 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N787SMRegistered now · Mock D/Mock S HYPERHOPPERS/N 1 · Built 1996 Airframe modelMock D/Mock S HYPERHOPPER Engine modelRotax 503 DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) On July 3, 2007, an experimental aircraft, N787SM, landed in an open field after a loss of engine power near Kiefer, OK. In so doing, the aircraft received minor damage to the landing gear assembly. The pilot was not injured. There was no damage to property of another. The pilot stated that he was flying at about 500 AGL when the engine failed. He then executed power-off landing procedures. When asked about pilot's recency of experience, the pilot stated that he last completed a flight review about 11 years ago. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were VFR.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 3, 2007, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N787SM, LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR KIEFER, OK. IN SO DOING, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF ANOTHER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 500 AGL WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. HE THEN EXECUTED POWER-OFF LANDING PROCEDURES. WHEN ASKED ABOUT PILOT'S RECENCY OF EXPERIENCE, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LAST COMPLETED A FLIGHT REVIEW ABOUT 11 YEARS AGO. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VFR.