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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Top Dog 582 · Farmington, MN · June 19, 2010

Date: June 19, 2010 · 20:15 local
Place: Farmington, MN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Top Dog 582
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX GMBH
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total150 in this make and model5 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.

privacy data omittedTook off in his experimental aircraft June 19, 2010 from a field in east Farmington, MN approximately 1945 hrs local time. Aircraft was in flight for 30MINS when he started experiencing engine problems. Engine power was not enough to maintain flight, was forced to make an emergency landing at approximately 2015 on the private property of privacy data omitted damaging some of his crops. No one was injured, aircraft not damaged on landing. Attempted to take off when engine stabilized, ran across a ditch damaging the front wheel assembly. Returned the next day June 20, 2010 to notify privacy data omitted and retrieve his aircraft from the property. Sheriff was notified June 20, 2010.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TOOK OFF IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT JUNE 19, 2010 FROM A FIELD IN EAST FARMINGTON, MN APPROXIMATELY 1945 HRS LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT FOR 30MINS WHEN HE STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS. ENGINE POWER WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT, WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DAMAGING SOME OF HIS CROPS. NO ONE WAS INJURED, AIRCRAFT NOT DAMAGED ON LANDING. ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WHEN ENGINE STABILIZED, RAN ACROSS A DITCH DAMAGING THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY. RETURNED THE NEXT DAY JUNE 20, 2010 TO NOTIFY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND RETRIEVE HIS AIRCRAFT FROM THE PROPERTY. SHERIFF WAS NOTIFIED JUNE 20, 2010.