# Accident 20090707011729A: Rans S5COYOTE, Greeneville, TN, July 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2009, 10:20 local time
- Place: Greeneville, TN
- Airport: Greeneville-Greene County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1928° N, 82.8150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1928&lon=-82.8150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284AH-2010-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S5 COYOTE (registry code 05903EN, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s5-coyote) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS S5COYOTE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707011729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N284AH DEPARTED COOPER FOR GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GCY) PILOT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 2500 FT FOR GCY WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE RAN FOR A SHORT TIME AND LOST POWER AGAIN.  ONE MORE ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING BY TURNING RIGHT TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD TO A HEADING OF 140 DEGREES, AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE IN A CLEAN CONFIGURATION AT ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE THE GROUND WHILE CONCENTRATING ON CLEARING OBSTACLES IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.  THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE TRAVELED 50 FT THEN SPUN TO THE LEFT 180 DEGREES TO A HEADING OF 320 BEFORE IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA383), Jul 7, 2009: Rans S5 Coyote (N284AH), Greeneville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's inadequate preflight…

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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