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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Brooks Dodridge L QUICKSILVER GT-500 · Bellefontaine, OH · December 28, 2016

Date: December 28, 2016 · 14:00 local
Place: Bellefontaine, OH
Airport: Bellefontaine Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3265K
Reported as: Brooks Dodridge L Quicksilver GT-500
Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 30 in this make and model

N3265KRegistered now · Brooks Dodridge L QUICKSILVER GT-500S/N GT500 0128 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBrooks Dodridge L QUICKSILVER GT-500 Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

He had departed earlier in the day, just flying around the area, and returned to edj later to land back on rwy 25. There was a crosswind from the left for rwy 25, with recorded weather at 1855Z of winds 190@9, 10SM, clr. He ended up conducted a go-around on his 1st attempt to land. The second landing attempt he mentioned he still had a crab in for the approach and as he reduced power for the landing, he over-corrected to the left, then over-corrected to the right. He elected to go-around again, and as he added full power, the aircraft turned right. Then he realized he was not climbing and would not likely clear the fence and the trees north of the airport. He decided to put it down in the field in front of him. As he put it down in the field, the main wheels caught the mud and spun over 90 degrees to the right. He ended up facing an easterly direction. The plowed field was very soft mud. Once on the field, he shut it down and walked back to the FBO offices.

As the FAA filed it

HE HAD DEPARTED EARLIER IN THE DAY, JUST FLYING AROUND THE AREA, AND RETURNED TO EDJ LATER TO LAND BACK ON RWY 25. THERE WAS A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT FOR RWY 25, WITH RECORDED WEATHER AT 1855Z OF WINDS 190@9, 10SM, CLR. HE ENDED UP CONDUCTED A GO-AROUND ON HIS 1ST ATTEMPT TO LAND. THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT HE MENTIONED HE STILL HAD A CRAB IN FOR THE APPROACH AND AS HE REDUCED POWER FOR THE LANDING, HE OVER-CORRECTED TO THE LEFT, THEN OVER-CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND AGAIN, AND AS HE ADDED FULL POWER, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT. THEN HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT CLIMBING AND WOULD NOT LIKELY CLEAR THE FENCE AND THE TREES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. HE DECIDED TO PUT IT DOWN IN THE FIELD IN FRONT OF HIM. AS HE PUT IT DOWN IN THE FIELD, THE MAIN WHEELS CAUGHT THE MUD AND SPUN OVER 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. HE ENDED UP FACING AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE PLOWED FIELD WAS VERY SOFT MUD. ONCE ON THE FIELD, HE SHUT IT DOWN AND WALKED BACK TO THE FBO OFFICES.