20131030025759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW · Milledgeville, GA · October 30, 2013

Date: October 30, 2013 · 16:20 local
Place: Milledgeville, GA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N652Y
Reported as: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW
Reported engine: Amateur-built AEROMOTORS/AEROSTAR
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total135 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N652YRegistered now · S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TWS/N 0412510 · Built 2004 Airframe modelS C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW Engine modelAeromotors M14PFReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hour into the flight pilot noticed an electrical problem and turned off alternator and master power switch. The pilot turned power back on every 10 minutes to check engine instruments and fuel. The engine began running rough and the engine quit running (propeller windmilling but no power) after 30 seconds of rough running. Power out checklist was performed and pilot determined that he was not going to make baldwin county airport (mlj). At 4000 MSL and mlj unreachable pilot looked for an alternate landing area. The pilot selected a four lane divided highway and upon approach hit a concrete electrical pole support cable with the prop and caused the aircraft to touch down hard.

As the FAA filed it

HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND TURNED OFF ALTERNATOR AND MASTER POWER SWITCH. THE PILOT TURNED POWER BACK ON EVERY 10 MINUTES TO CHECK ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND FUEL. THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING (PROPELLER WINDMILLING BUT NO POWER) AFTER 30 SECONDS OF ROUGH RUNNING. POWER OUT CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED AND PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE BALDWIN COUNTY AIRPORT (MLJ). AT 4000 MSL AND MLJ UNREACHABLE PILOT LOOKED FOR AN ALTERNATE LANDING AREA. THE PILOT SELECTED A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND UPON APPROACH HIT A CONCRETE ELECTRICAL POLE SUPPORT CABLE WITH THE PROP AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN HARD.