# Incident 20091117052929I: American Le AL11, Sylvester, GA, November 17, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sylvester, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5297° N, 83.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvester, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5297&lon=-83.8346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Legend AL11 (registry code 060002N, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN LE AL11
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091117052929I

## Narrative

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

DAY VFR DIRECT FLIGHT FROM KPDK TO KMGR, AT APPROXIMATELY 2.1 HOURS INTO FLIGHT AT CRUSE POWER AND 1500' AGL ENGINE LOST POWER, ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY DOWNWIND LANDING NORTH EAST OF SYLVESTER, GEORGIA IN A 3.5 FOOT HIGH COTTON FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

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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