# Incident 20181102021359I: Sowieja/Challenger CHALLENGER II, Farmington, MN, November 2, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2018, 16:50 local time
- Place: Farmington, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6592° N, 93.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6592&lon=-93.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sowieja/Challenger CHALLENGER II (registry code 05602EC, https://openairdocs.org/model/sowieja-challenger-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOWIEJA/CHALLENGER CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 33 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181102021359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY.  EMERGENCY LANDING MADE INTO SOYBEAN FIELD.  DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR TUBE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR TUBE IN MUDDY CROP FIELD.

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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