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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Costruzioni P2004 BRAVO · Mason, MI · September 17, 2010

Date: September 17, 2010 · 14:29 local
Place: Mason, MI
Airport: Mason Jewett Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N508LM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA571
Reported as: Costruzioni P2004 Bravo
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,493 total41 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N508LMRegistration cancelled May 31, 2017 · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVOS/N 097 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 BRAVO Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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Aircraft had departed runway 28 at Mason Jewett Field, Mason, MI. Visibility was clear and the wind light and variable. After takeoff, the aircraft climbed to an altitude between 75 and 150 feet AGL when the engine was heard to have stopped running. Witnesses state that the propeller was not rotating and was stopped in a near vertical position. The aircraft made a forced landing in a soy bean field that is adjacent and parallel to runway 28. The aircraft impacted the ground in a flat attitude, collapsed all three landing gear, and slid approximately 24 feet before coming to rest in an upright position. The accident occured approximately 300 yards north of centerline of runway 28 and 3/4 down the total length of the runway. There was no fire. First responder restrained the pilot to prevent further injuries, shut off electrical equipment and closed two fuel shut off valves.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 28 AT MASON JEWETT FIELD, MASON, MI. VISIBILITY WAS CLEAR AND THE WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 75 AND 150 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS HEARD TO HAVE STOPPED RUNNING. WITNESSES STATE THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT ROTATING AND WAS STOPPED IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SOY BEAN FIELD THAT IS ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE, COLLAPSED ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 24 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS NORTH OF CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 28 AND 3/4 DOWN THE TOTAL LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE.FIRST RESPONDER RESTRAINED THE PILOT TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURIES, SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND CLOSED TWO FUEL SHUT OFF VALVES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10LA571Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMason, MIA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing to a bean field.Sep 17, 2010 · Substantial damage