20080603839259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 120 · June 3, 2008

Date: June 3, 2008 · 19:50 local
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N72338
Reported as: Cessna 120
Reported engine: Continental C85*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,036 total56 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N72338Registered now · Cessna 120S/N 9522 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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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 June 3, 2008 at about 1950 EST, pilot took off from GA80 (whispering pines airport) in conyers ga with one passenger for a local sightseeing flight. About 2 minutes into the flight, about 1 NM northeast of GA80 at about 2000' MSL, engine ran rough, with insufficient RPM to maintain altitude. Pilot advised he ran the emergency checklist and elected to land in a field. He advised he shutdown the engine prior to touchdown to minimize damage. Aircraft struck a barbed-wire fence on roll-out causing minor damage to propeller, cowling, landing gear struts, and left horizontal stabilizer. There were no injuries to either the pilot or to the passenger, privacy data omitted, his wife. Weather conditions were VMC and not a factor. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2008 AT ABOUT 1950 EST, PILOT TOOK OFF FROM GA80 (WHISPERING PINES AIRPORT) IN CONYERS GA WITH ONE PASSENGER FOR A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. ABOUT 2 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, ABOUT 1 NM NORTHEAST OF GA80 AT ABOUT 2000' MSL, ENGINE RAN ROUGH, WITH INSUFFICIENT RPM TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT ADVISED HE RAN THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. HE ADVISED HE SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BARBED-WIRE FENCE ON ROLL-OUT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, COWLING, LANDING GEAR STRUTS, AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR TO THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HIS WIFE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC AND NOT A FACTOR. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.