# Incident 20120630014189I: Sheridan, IL, June 30, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2012, 21:46 local time
- Place: Sheridan, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5283° N, 88.6796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5283&lon=-88.6796&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120630014189I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE ENOUGH POWER FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO REMAIN IN THE AIR. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOYBEAN FIELD, AND IT FLIPPED UP ON ITS NOSE. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS AN UNREGISTERED AIRPLANE AND DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. PILOT DID NOT HOLD A PILOT CERTIFICATE OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

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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