# Accident 20110731016069A: Alon A-2A, Rolfe, IA, July 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2011, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rolfe, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8086° N, 94.5356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8086&lon=-94.5356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5647F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5647F-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alon A-2A (registry code 0540104, https://openairdocs.org/model/alon-a-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALON A-2A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA532) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110731016069A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS TRAVELING FROM THE EAA AIRVENTURE EXPOSITION AT OSHKOSH, WI ON 7/31/2011, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WITH HIS AIRCRAFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY APPLYING CARBURATOR HEAT. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO RUN BETTER AT FIRST, THEN CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD NEAR ROLFE, IA. HE HAD JUST REFUELED HIS AIRCRAFT IN CHARLES CITY, IA. AS HE APPROACHED THE FIELD OF INTENDED LANDING, HE NOTICED POWER LINES DIRECTLY AHEAD OF HIM. HE HAD TO MANEUVER HIS AIRCRAFT TO MISS THE POWER LINES AND THEN COMPLETE HIS EMERGENCY LANDING. HE LANDED IN A CORNFIELD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN11CA532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA532), Jul 31, 2011: Alon A-2A (N5647F), Rolfe, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N5647F (1)

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

- [Accident 19740831029749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831029749A), Aug 31, 1974: Univar A2AALON (N5647F), Harrisburg, NE, Substantial damage. Practicing lo alt maneuvers. Lndd in wheat fld.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.