# Incident 20130802017059I: Centrair 101A, Van Etten, NY, August 2, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Van Etten, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 42.1969° N, 76.5535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Etten, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1969&lon=-76.5535&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Centrair 101A (registry code 1990102, https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CENTRAIR 101A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802017059I

## Narrative

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

ON 8/2/2013 AIRCRAFT 723PJ, A CENTRAIR 101A, SERIAL NUMBER 101A0199, EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STATED THE WEATHER CHANGED AND HE FELT LOSS OF LIFT. HE DECIDED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A CLEARED FIELD. WHEN APPROACHING THE FIELD THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE WIND SHIFT TO A TAILWIND AND EXPERIENCED FURTHER LOSS OF LIFT. HE STATED HE THOUGHT THE TAIL CONTACTED THE GROUND BEFORE THE MAIN WHEEL DID. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND REFUSED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT THE SCENE.

## Other reports on N723PJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19860628039009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628039009I), Jun 28, 1986: Cntrar 101ACENTR (N723PJ), Eden, VT, Minor damage. Touched down left of center in a mowed field. High vegetation caused skin damage to wing.

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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