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FAA incident report · S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A · Rutledge, TN · September 27, 2011

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Date
September 27, 2011 · 14:02 local
Place
Rutledge, TN
Airport
Moore-Murrell
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45BF
Reported as
S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A
Reported engine
Franklin 6A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total2 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N45BFRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894AS/N 11933 · Built 1972Airframe modelS.O.C.A.T.A. MS894AEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed mor airport in a northerly direction in day VMC. Shortly after departure, the engine began to lose power and run roughly. Pilot elected to make an off airport precautionary landing. Landing was made to a short grassy area just north of cherokee lake. The nose gear departed the aircraft during the landing roll. It appeared to dig slightly into the soft ground. Aircraft came to a stop approximately one hundred feet past the area where the nose gear separated. Propeller and forward section of the engine nacelle contacted the ground, which caused a sudden stoppage of the engine, damage to the propeller, engine mount, and nacelle. Aircraft was found to have sufficient fuel on board for continued flight. Engine had no lubrication oil; however, there was damage to the reservoir during the landing. The passenger had a slight bump on the head, which required no medical attention. Aircraft records reveal no missing inspections and proper documents were produced. Pilot logbooks indicate recency of flight, current medical, and a flight review within the year. Witnesses report the aircraft engine was running and producing significant smoke just prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MOR AIRPORT IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION IN DAY VMC. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND RUN ROUGHLY. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LANDING WAS MADE TO A SHORT GRASSY AREA JUST NORTH OF CHEROKEE LAKE. THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. IT APPEARED TO DIG SLIGHTLY INTO THE SOFT GROUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FEET PAST THE AREA WHERE THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED. PROPELLER AND FORWARD SECTION OF THE ENGINE NACELLE CONTACTED THE GROUND, WHICH CAUSED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE, DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, AND NACELLE.AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD FOR CONTINUED FLIGHT. ENGINE HAD NO LUBRICATION OIL; HOWEVER, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RESERVOIR DURING THE LANDING.THE PASSENGER HAD A SLIGHT BUMP ON THE HEAD, WHICH REQUIRED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION.AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEAL NO MISSING INSPECTIONS AND PROPER DOCUMENTS WERE PRODUCED.PILOT LOGBOOKS INDICATE RECENCY OF FLIGHT, CURRENT MEDICAL, AND A FLIGHT REVIEW WITHIN THE YEAR.WITNESSES REPORT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SMOKE JUST PRIOR TO LANDING.