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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pipistrel SINUS · Shelbyville, IL · July 9, 2015

Date: July 9, 2015 · 11:30 local
Place: Shelbyville, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N770WB
Reported as: Pipistrel Sinus
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total9 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N770WBRegistered now · Pipistrel Lsa SINUSS/N 700 SCN 912 LSA · Built 2015 Airframe modelPipistrel Lsa SINUS Engine modelRotax 912UL24 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot was flying from willington, TN to sheboygan WI in a powered glider "VFR on-top" . Over shelyville IL the engine sputtered and the pilot said he saw a hole and decided to land. He was not sure about the layout of the airport and was flying over the airport looking for a windsock. Pilot feathered the prop at 300' and attempted to land on runway 36. The glider was high and fast and pilot landed off the FAR end of the runway in the cornfield.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM WILLINGTON, TN TO SHEBOYGAN WI IN A POWERED GLIDER "VFR ON-TOP" . OVER SHELYVILLE IL THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THE PILOT SAID HE SAW A HOLE AND DECIDED TO LAND. HE WAS NOT SURE ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF THE AIRPORT AND WAS FLYING OVER THE AIRPORT LOOKING FOR A WINDSOCK. PILOT FEATHERED THE PROP AT 300' AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. THE GLIDER WAS HIGH AND FAST AND PILOT LANDED OFF THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE CORNFIELD.