# Incident 20200205002809I: Matteson Lynn C KITFOX IV-1200, Parma, MI, February 5, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: Parma, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2654° N, 84.5490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parma, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2654&lon=-84.5490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369LM-2026-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Matteson Lynn C KITFOX IV-1200 (registry code 056198L, https://openairdocs.org/model/matteson-lynn-c-kitfox-iv-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MATTESON LYNN C KITFOX IV-1200
- Reported engine: ROTEC R2800
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,917 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200205002809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES, TAKE OFF OCCURRED WITH NO INCIDENT, APPROXIMATELY .5 HRS INTO A PLANNED 1 HOUR FLIGHT AND ABOUT 23 MILES FROM TAKEOFF LOCATION, HE FELT A VIBRATION AND SHUDDER COMING FROM THE ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER.  HE IMMEDIATELY LOCATED A SAFE SPOT TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CLEAR FARM FIELD LOCATED AT THE SW INTERSECTION OF ELM ROW RD AND CONCORD RD IN CONCORD MICHIGAN.  HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES OR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT THAT UPON LANDING HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER HAD FREE-PLAY WHEN ROTATING BY HAND.  LATER THAT DAY PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A FRIEND RETRIEVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FIELD AND FOLDED WINGS AND LOADED AIRCRAFT ON TRAILER AND RETURNED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY STORED.

## Other reports on N369LM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160625009889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625009889I), Jun 25, 2016: Matteson Lynn C KITFOX IV-1200 (N369LM), Horton, MI, Minor damage. While in cruise flight engine seized causing sudden stoppage and prop bolts to shear resulting in departure of prop from engine. Made emergency landing in hay…

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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