# Incident 20120919024189I: Ruthven William 406 SH-2, Andrews, NC, September 19, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2012, 13:55 local time
- Place: Andrews, NC
- Airport: Western Carolina Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1952° N, 83.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTERN CAROLINA RGNL (RHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1952&lon=-83.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521WR-2018-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ruthven William 406 SH-2 (registry code 05620W2, https://openairdocs.org/model/ruthven-william-406-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1E (registry code 41860, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUTHVEN WILLIAM 406 SH-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 870 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120919024189I

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012, AT 11AM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ON A SHORT FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA.  IN APPROXIMATELY 15 HE RETURNED TO ANDREWS MURPHY, WESTERN REGIONAL AIRPORT.  THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND CALM.  DURING A VFR APPROACH TO LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE WHEEL INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID A LOW FLY BY TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE VISUAL ON THE GEAR.  DURING THE CLIMB PHASE ON THE UPWING LEG, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ADDED FULL POWER TO COME AROUND FOR A LANDING.  THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT.  THE SOY BEAN FIELD WAS THE PILOTS CHOICE OF A LANDING AREA, STATING THAT HE WAS SURE HE COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  THE GEAR WAS LEFT IN THE UP POSITION SINCE IT HAD RAINED TWO INCHES THE DAY PRIOR.  THE PILOT LANDED WITH NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT HAS SURRENDERED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, STATING THAT "HE IS UNSAFE FOR AVIATION".

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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