# Incident 20121007022829I: Mueller Michael Walter CHALLENGER II CW SPC, Somonauk, IL, October 7, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Somonauk, IL
- Airport: Sandwich
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6364° N, 88.6400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6364&lon=-88.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N530MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mueller Michael Walter CHALLENGER II CW SPC (registry code 05615S2, https://openairdocs.org/model/mueller-michael-walter-challenger-ii-cw-spc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUELLER MICHAEL WALTER CHALLENGER II CW SPC
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121007022829I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA008), Oct 7, 2012: Mueller Michael Walter Challenger II CW SPC (N530MW), Sandwich, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to significant engine corrosion. Contributing to the accident was inadequate engine maintenance.

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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