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Date
June 16, 2012 · 10:40 local
Place
Six Lakes, MI
Airport
Lakeview Airport-Griffith Fiel
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
9HEG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N23MQ
Reported as
Ayres S2R-G10
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine flamed out while enroute to apply fertilizer. Pilot made an emergency landing in a soft, recently tilled field, lost directional control in the soft dirt, slid sideways to a stop, folding both main gear.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FLAMED OUT WHILE ENROUTE TO APPLY FERTILIZER. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOFT, RECENTLY TILLED FIELD, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN THE SOFT DIRT, SLID SIDEWAYS TO A STOP, FOLDING BOTH MAIN GEAR.