# Incident 20130622012799I: Perdue Frederick V LW3, Rural Retreat, VA, June 22, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Rural Retreat, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9051° N, 81.2772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rural Retreat, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9051&lon=-81.2772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perdue Frederick V LW3 (registry code 05622G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/perdue-frederick-v-lw3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PERDUE FREDERICK V LW3
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130622012799I

## Narrative

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

06/22/2013

RURAL RETREAT, VA (MKJ): N503AG, A VFR EXPERIMENTAL GYROCOPTER, EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD BEHIND A RESIDENCE AFTER LOSING POWER. THERE WERE NO GROUND UNJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: MINOR

06/27/2013

SPOKE WITH PILOT REGARDING INCIDENT. PILOT STATED HE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, COULD NOT RETURN TO AIRPORT AND LANDED ON THE ROAD.

## Other reports on N503AG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20071015830339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071015830339I), Oct 15, 2007: Perdue LW3 (N503AG), Marion/Wythevi, VA, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot was attempting a takeoff on rwy 26 at mkj, when one of the tail wheel springs broke. This caused a loss of directional…

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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