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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American Champion 8KCAB · South Benton, OH · September 20, 2016

Date: September 20, 2016 · 17:49 local
Place: South Benton, OH
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N126WB
Reported as: American Champion 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,600 total3,800 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N126WBRegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 983-2005 · Built 2005 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot took off from lone rock WI. Where he took on fuel (10 gal.) And topped off the tanks. He was en-route to MFD, at about 3 hours and 10 minutes into the flight (from stop watch inside aircraft) the engine lost all power (no prior indications). Pilot attempted to restore power, used emergency procedures and was not able to re-start engine. Pilot set up to land on a plowed field (west to east direction). Pilot landed smooth then encountered some rough area of the field, pilot gradually applied brakes (because he was approaching a road) and the aircraft flipped over.

It was noted at the scene that some fuel was leaking from the tanks as the aircraft was upside down.

The damage to the right wing was caused by first responders removing the pilot from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM LONE ROCK WI. WHERE HE TOOK ON FUEL (10 GAL.) AND TOPPED OFF THE TANKS. HE WAS EN-ROUTE TO MFD, AT ABOUT 3 HOURS AND 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT (FROM STOP WATCH INSIDE AIRCRAFT) THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER (NO PRIOR INDICATIONS). PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER, USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RE-START ENGINE. PILOT SET UP TO LAND ON A PLOWED FIELD (WEST TO EAST DIRECTION). PILOT LANDED SMOOTH THEN ENCOUNTERED SOME ROUGH AREA OF THE FIELD, PILOT GRADUALLY APPLIED BRAKES (BECAUSE HE WAS APPROACHING A ROAD) AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

IT WAS NOTED AT THE SCENE THAT SOME FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TANKS AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPSIDE DOWN.

THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WAS CAUSED BY FIRST RESPONDERS REMOVING THE PILOT FROM THE AIRCRAFT.