# Incident 20110927024569I: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A, Rutledge, TN, September 27, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2011, 14:02 local time
- Place: Rutledge, TN
- Airport: Moore-Murrell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1794° N, 83.3755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOORE-MURRELL (MOR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1794&lon=-83.3755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45BF-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A (registry code 8402842, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms894a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS894A
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 2 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/20110927024569I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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