# Incident 20161228022109I: Brooks Dodridge L QUICKSILVER GT-500, Bellefontaine, OH, December 28, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bellefontaine, OH
- Airport: Bellefontaine Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3723° N, 83.8192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLEFONTAINE RGNL (EDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3723&lon=-83.8192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3265K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3265K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brooks Dodridge L QUICKSILVER GT-500 (registry code 05901GK, https://openairdocs.org/model/brooks-dodridge-l-quicksilver-gt-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROOKS DODRIDGE L QUICKSILVER GT-500
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161228022109I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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