44.5870° N, 68.2322° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, ME, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 1, 2010 · 11:10 local
Place
Franklin, ME
Airport
Aiirport Name
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported engine
ROTAX 512
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.
While flying at approximately 200 feet over lake abrhams, unlicensed pilot from Maine heard a snapping sound when passenger's shoulder harness wrapped around the propeller shaft. Engine lost power. Pilot nosed over to increase airspeed. Pilot manually shut engine down and stalled aircraft approximately 10 to 15 feet above the lake.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OVER LAKE ABRHAMS, UNLICENSED PILOT FROM MAINE HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND WHEN PASSENGER'S SHOULDER HARNESS WRAPPED AROUND THE PROPELLER SHAFT. ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT NOSED OVER TO INCREASE AIRSPEED. PILOT MANUALLY SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND STALLED AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE LAKE.