# Accident 20100824044739A: Freeman Llo SUPER KOALA, Traverse City, MI, August 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2010, 11:14 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6944° N, 85.6967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6944&lon=-85.6967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220FF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220FF-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Freeman Lloyd C SUPER KOALA (registry code 056236A, https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-lloyd-c-super-koala) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503DCSI (registry code 55567, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dcsi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FREEMAN LLO SUPER KOALA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503DCSI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,789 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA498) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100824044739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER . HE ATTEMTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A OPEN FIELD, BUT COULD NOT CLEAR A HILL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10LA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA498), Aug 24, 2010: Freeman Super Koala (N220FF), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the improper torquing of the number one cylinder's spark plug as a result of inadequate maintenance.

## Other reports on N220FF (1)

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

- [Accident 20190706009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190706009269A), Jul 6, 2019: Freeman Lloyd C SUPER KOALA (N220FF), Hazen, ND, Substantial damage. This aircraft was manufactured from a kit. The wings had been removed to transport the aircraft to Hazen, ND. The aircraft wings were re-installed and a test…

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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