# Incident 20110508014039I: Olson Mike CUBLITE, Cordova, AK, May 8, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N749RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N749RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Olson Mike CUBLITE (registry code 05622HK, https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-mike-cublite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C2 series (registry code 42392, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c2-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLSON MIKE CUBLITE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110508014039I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS (FOR UNKNOWN REASON) WHILE IN A TURN AND PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A BEACH WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE GEAR WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE.CAUSAL FACTORS: OFF AIRPORT LANDING AND ENGINE LOSS OF POWER.RECOMMENDATIONS: ADVISE PILOT OF OFF AIRPORT AND REMOTE OPERATION RISKS.COMMENTS: NO REGULATORY VIOLATIONS FOUND AND CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER UNDETERMINED.  THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N749RE (1)

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

- [Incident 20090426006629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090426006629I), Apr 26, 2009: Olsonm CUBLITE (N749RE), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. Right main gear shock strut collapsed upon landing. Aircraft right wintip scraped runway, resulting in minor damage.

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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