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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mueller Michael Walter CHALLENGER II CW SPC · Somonauk, IL · October 7, 2012

Date
October 7, 2012 · 14:30 local
Place
Somonauk, IL
Airport
Sandwich
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N530MW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13IA008
Reported as
Mueller Michael Walter Challenger II CW SPC
Reported engine
ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
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.

Pilot stated that just after take off the engine failed. The aircraft landed straight ahead in an open field.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKE OFF THE ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN AN OPEN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.