20090418008649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Easter Prescottpush · Columbus, OH · April 18, 2009

Date: April 18, 2009 · 17:39 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Bolton Field
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N200SX
Reported as: Easter Prescottpush
Reported engine: Lycoming O540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N200SXRegistered now · Easter William Craig PRESCOTT PUSHERS/N 100 · Built 1994 Airframe modelEaster William Craig PRESCOTT PUSHER Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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) The pilot stated the following, while performing a test flight, specifically slow flight maneuvers, the gear was extended to verify the flight characteristic of the aircraft. After the gear was extended, only the left main gear indication was green. I then diverted to Bolton Field (tzr). After requesting a tower fly-by, it appeared all the gear were down. At that time the tower noted "something" fell from the plane. Almost immediately the engine began to run rough and noticed a loss of power. At 1500 feet the engine quit running and smoke was coming into the cockpit. The pilot stated he turned the fuel off to the engine and performed a dead stick landing. Upon landing the nose gear retracted and the aircraft went off the right side of the runway. There was no post incident fire, or injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING, WHILE PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT, SPECIFICALLY SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVERS, THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED TO VERIFY THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED, ONLY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS GREEN. I THEN DIVERTED TO BOLTON FIELD (TZR). AFTER REQUESTING A TOWER FLY-BY, IT APPEARED ALL THE GEAR WERE DOWN. AT THAT TIME THE TOWER NOTED "SOMETHING" FELL FROM THE PLANE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER. AT 1500 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND SMOKE WAS COMING INTO THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED THE FUEL OFF TO THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED A DEAD STICK LANDING. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO POST INCIDENT FIRE, OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.