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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · CGS HAWK ARROW II · Perry, GA · August 24, 2019

Date: August 24, 2019 · 13:00 local
Place: Perry, GA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2601E
Reported as: CGS Hawk Arrow II
Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 147 total80 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N2601ERegistered now · CGS HAWK ARROW IIS/N H-A2-301-582-TRI · Built 2004 Airframe modelCGS HAWK ARROW II Engine modelRotax 582UL DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed warner robins airpark (5A2) at approximately 12:40 on 08/24/2019 and climbed to 1050 feet. The pilot states that he and his passenger were flying for fun and was headed towards the interstate I-75 south but then decided to go back towards Perry to view some property. The pilot states that halfway between the interstate and the local high school his engine started surging. He states that the engine felt like it would go from idle to full throttle about every two seconds and that he was unable to maintain altitude. He also states that he was losing 500 feet per minute and it was at that time he made a decision to land on I-75N on exit 138. Pilot had noticed no traffic on the exit dipped under the power lines and touched down taking out two signs with his left wing. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger and the left wing leading edge tube was broken.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WARNER ROBINS AIRPARK (5A2) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:40 ON 08/24/2019 AND CLIMBED TO 1050 FEET. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FLYING FOR FUN AND WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE INTERSTATE I-75 SOUTH BUT THEN DECIDED TO GO BACK TOWARDS PERRY TO VIEW SOME PROPERTY. THE PILOT STATES THAT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE AND THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL HIS ENGINE STARTED SURGING. HE STATES THAT THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WOULD GO FROM IDLE TO FULL THROTTLE ABOUT EVERY TWO SECONDS AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE WAS LOSING 500 FEET PER MINUTE AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME HE MADE A DECISION TO LAND ON I-75N ON EXIT 138. PILOT HAD NOTICED NO TRAFFIC ON THE EXIT DIPPED UNDER THE POWER LINES AND TOUCHED DOWN TAKING OUT TWO SIGNS WITH HIS LEFT WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER AND THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE TUBE WAS BROKEN.