20090417005459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wilson SQ2 · Lebanon, MO · April 17, 2009

Date: April 17, 2009 · 18:45 local
Place: Lebanon, MO
Airport: Floyd W. Jones Lebanon
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N332SQ
Reported as: Wilson SQ2
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,400 total50 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N332SQRegistered now · Wilson Lucky H SQ2S/N SQ002 (TC0809053)Airframe modelWilson Lucky H SQ2 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Approaching Floyd w Jones airport (lbo) in Lebanon, Missouri, while in a descent, the engine began to run rough so the pilot applied carb heat and the engine began to run somewhat smoother. As he began to prepare for an arrival at the airport, he pushed the carb heat partially in and leveled off. The pilot stated that the engine roughness increased and, rather than fly over the town with a questionable engine, he decided to execute a precautionary landing in a vacant field 6 miles north of town. Minor damage occurred to a bolt on the right main landing gear strut during the successful off-field landing. Incident ICE052009012 is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) APPROACHING FLOYD W JONES AIRPORT (LBO) IN LEBANON, MISSOURI, WHILE IN A DESCENT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH SO THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN SOMEWHAT SMOOTHER. AS HE BEGAN TO PREPARE FOR AN ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT, HE PUSHED THE CARB HEAT PARTIALLY IN AND LEVELED OFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS INCREASED AND, RATHER THAN FLY OVER THE TOWN WITH A QUESTIONABLE ENGINE, HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A VACANT FIELD 6 MILES NORTH OF TOWN. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A BOLT ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT DURING THE SUCCESSFUL OFF-FIELD LANDING. INCIDENT ICE052009012 IS CLOSED.