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Incident

FAA incident report · Smiley Jame RAG-WING RW · Mt. Ulla, NC · September 12, 2009

Date
September 12, 2009 · 15:15 local
Place
Mt. Ulla, NC
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2305J
Reported as
Smiley Jame RAG-WING RW
Reported engine
ROTAX 503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
753 total66 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

In the climb phase of flight, the engine stopped forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in a cow pasture. During roll out, left main landing gear was sheared off by the uneven terrain causing the aircraft to ground loop and subsequent damage to left wing tip and propeller

As the FAA filed it

IN THE CLIMB PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STOPPED FORCING THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COW PASTURE. DURING ROLL OUT, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF BY THE UNEVEN TERRAIN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER

Other reports on N2305J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.