# Incident 20110829021399I: Burnett George CH-II, Metropolis, IL, August 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2011, 18:22 local time
- Place: Metropolis, IL
- Airport: Metropolis Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1829° N, 88.7507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METROPOLIS MUNI (M30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1829&lon=-88.7507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114GX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114GX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burnett George CH-II (registry code 05627FC, https://openairdocs.org/model/burnett-george-ch-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURNETT GEORGE CH-II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 16 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110829021399I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 36 AT THE METROPOLOS AIRPORT (M30).  WHILE CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STUTTERED AND THEN QUIT RUNNING.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND WOUND UP SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  WHILE LANDING IN THE TALL GRASS, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG WAS DAMAGED.

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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