# Incident 20090215001269I: Frchld M62B, San Juan Islan, WA, February 15, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2009, 10:40 local time
- Place: San Juan Islan, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N49071, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49071) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62B
- Reported engine: FCD 6440*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090215001269I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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