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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Carter Alto Super Kitte · Mercer, ME · April 20, 2010

Date
April 20, 2010 · 10:30 local
Place
Mercer, ME
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N599AC
Reported as
Carter Alto Super Kitte
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,550 total653 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot reported that while flying at approximately 2000 ft AGL, engine lost power. The pilot attempted to restart engine however it would not rotate. Upon landing in soft field, aircraft rolled approximately 40 feet and flipped over on the nose. Upon inspection of the aircraft, found engine would not rotate and minor aircraft damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT AGL, ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT ROTATE. UPON LANDING IN SOFT FIELD, AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AND FLIPPED OVER ON THE NOSE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOUND ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE AND MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.