# Incident 20091006050209I: Yates Elden CGS HAWK PL, Williamstown, VT, October 6, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Williamstown, VT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1177° N, 72.5505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamstown, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1177&lon=-72.5505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9187X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9187X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yates Elden H CGS HAWK PLUS (registry code 05611P8, https://openairdocs.org/model/yates-elden-h-cgs-hawk-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YATES ELDEN CGS HAWK PL
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091006050209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, BANKED HIS AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING HIM TO MAKE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON A SOFT FARM FIELD, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N9187X (1)

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

- [Incident 20050610012129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610012129I), Jun 10, 2005: Amtr CGSHAWKPLUS (N9187X), Canton, ME, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot and aircraft departed swan (3S2) to practice pilot skills to include t/o's & landings at bethel airport (0B1). After (3) three take-offs and…

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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