# Incident 20090909017749I: Swftms GC1B, Winterset, IA, September 9, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2009, 15:05 local time
- Place: Winterset, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3444° N, 94.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winterset, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3444&lon=-94.0130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N685WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C125 series (registry code 17011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c125-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,442 total, 350 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090909017749I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  WHILE FLYING AT CRUISE, THE PILOT REPORTED A DROP IN FUEL PSI AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT.  THE PILOT STATED AFTER CONTINUING TO LOOSE FUEL PSI AND POWER HE DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.  THE AIRCAFT LANDED IN A FARM FIELD WITH GEAR-UP AND OBTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  IT IS PLANNED TO FURTHER DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER AND A M OR D REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED.

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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