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FAA incident report · Eley Robert SONEX · Sango, TN · January 15, 2011

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Date
January 15, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place
Sango, TN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N926AR
Reported as
Eley Robert Sonex
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
326 total239 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N926ARRegistered now · Eley Robert B SONEXS/N 0388 · Built 2006Airframe modelEley Robert B SONEXEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Fifteen minutes into flight, pilot was at cruise RPM 3000 MSL. Pilot pulled throttle to idle and decended to 2000 MSL. Throttle was stuck at idle. All attempts to restore power failed. A field was located for an emergency landing. Landing was normal when aircraft reached an embankment about 3 to 4 ft high at a driveway crossing field. Aircraft struck the embankment and launched back into air and came to rest about 50 ft past driveway.

As the FAA filed it

FIFTEEN MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, PILOT WAS AT CRUISE RPM 3000 MSL. PILOT PULLED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND DECENDED TO 2000 MSL. THROTTLE WAS STUCK AT IDLE. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER FAILED. A FIELD WAS LOCATED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDING WAS NORMAL WHEN AIRCRAFT REACHED AN EMBANKMENT ABOUT 3 TO 4 FT HIGH AT A DRIVEWAY CROSSING FIELD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT AND LAUNCHED BACK INTO AIR AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 50 FT PAST DRIVEWAY.