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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Danford Gary R HATZ CB-1 · Battle Creek, MI · May 22, 2011

Date: May 22, 2011 · 09:53 local
Place: Battle Creek, MI
Airport: W K Kellogg
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N453HZ
Reported as: Danford Gary R Hatz CB-1
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,500 total180 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N453HZRegistered now · Danford Gary R HATZ CB-1S/N 453 Airframe modelDanford Gary R HATZ CB-1 Engine modelLycoming O-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that the aircraft became airborn again shortly after touchdown. He estimated to be about 5 feet above the ground and attempted a go around. The engine failed to produce power when the throttle was advanced. The aircraft settled back on the runway hard enough to bend the right main gear outward. The aircraft then veered off the right side of the runway. Pilot stated the engine remained at idle and was unresponsive to throttle movement after coming to rest beside the runway before shutting down the engine.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORN AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. HE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. THE ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OUTWARD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THE ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT AFTER COMING TO REST BESIDE THE RUNWAY BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE.