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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Frchld M62B · San Juan Islan, WA · February 15, 2009

Date: February 15, 2009 · 10:40 local
Place: San Juan Islan, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N49071
Reported as: Frchld M62B
Reported engine: FCD 6440*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total700 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N49071Registered now · Fairchild M-62AS/N T43-5310 · Built 1943 Airframe modelFairchild M-62A Engine modelFairchild 6-440 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)Pilot departed stuart island, WA about 1015 local time on 2/15/09 inbound for private airstrip on Friday harbor island, WA. 2 miles south of airstrip pilot stated that engine abruptly stopped and he landed in a field. Pilot called in incident next day on 2/16/09 around 0900 and stated that he had already moved the aircraft to the private airstrip via towing. Aircraft damage includes both main landing gear wheels tore off airframe, bottom fuselge damage and left engine cowling damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT DEPARTED STUART ISLAND, WA ABOUT 1015 LOCAL TIME ON 2/15/09 INBOUND FOR PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON FRIDAY HARBOR ISLAND, WA. 2 MILES SOUTH OF AIRSTRIP PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND HE LANDED IN A FIELD. PILOT CALLED IN INCIDENT NEXT DAY ON 2/16/09 AROUND 0900 AND STATED THAT HE HAD ALREADY MOVED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP VIA TOWING. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDES BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS TORE OFF AIRFRAME, BOTTOM FUSELGE DAMAGE AND LEFT ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE.