# Incident 20130905016289I: Ercoupe 415-D, Seville, OH, September 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2013, 09:50 local time
- Place: Seville, OH
- Airport: Medina Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1314° N, 81.7649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEDINA MUNI (1G5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1314&lon=-81.7649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ercoupe 415-D (registry code 0420326, https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCOUPE 415-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130905016289I

## Narrative

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

AT AROUND 0950 LOCAL TIME, WHILE PRACTICING SLOW FLIGHT MANUEVERS, THE PILOTS EXPERIENCED AND UNEXPECTED (ZERO) THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE POWER.

THE PILOTS LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A MOWED FARM FIELD LOCATED AT 8504 GUILFORD RD, SEVILLE, OH.  AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED, THE L/H WING STRUCK A CORN ROW, TURNING THE AIRCRAFT 100 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND SLIDING AN ADDITIONAL 30 FEET INTO THE CORN ROWS.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND ONLY MINIMAL DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE CONTACT WITH THE CORN STOCKS.

WX:  2013-09-05, 09:51, METAR KCAK 051351Z  03007KT  10SM  BKN034  BKN250  19/14  A3018  RMK  A02  SLP213  T01940139

## Other reports on N99055 (2)

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

- [Incident 20180727018119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180727018119I), Jul 27, 2018: Ercoupe 415-D (N99055), Chicago, IL, No damage. Aircraft departed schaumberg airport (06C) VFR enroute along the Chicago shoreline. The pilot reported to ATC an engine power loss and that it was…
- [Incident 19810110007439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110007439I), Jan 10, 1981: Univar 415* (N99055), Knightsville, IN. In cruise engine backfire and power loss. Made emergency landing. Found water in main tank and fuel filter.

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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