# Accident 20110213002739A: Kennedy Mic LANCAIR 320, Dawsonville, GA, February 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dawsonville, GA
- Airport: Elliott Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3519° N, 84.0414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3519&lon=-84.0414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N351E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KENNEDY MIC LANCAIR 320
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 350 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110213002739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N351E WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 5000' MSL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE. PIC MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 400 S. AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON LEFT GEAR AND LEFT WING TO AVOID TRAFFIC. LEFT HAND MAIN WHEEL AXLE BROKE OFF AND PILOT WAS ABLE TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT AND RETRACT GEARS TO BELLY SLIDE THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP IN CENTER MEDIUM OF HIGHWAY.

## 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 ERA11LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA142), Feb 13, 2011: Kennedy Michael M Lancair 320 (N351E), Dawsonville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to detect water-contaminated fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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