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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pretzsch Robert F PRETZSCH 6-A · Pittsfield, IL · November 19, 2020

Date: November 19, 2020 · 19:59 local
Place: Pittsfield, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N399BP
Reported as: Pretzsch Robert F Pretzsch 6-A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,500 total1,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N399BPRegistered now · Pretzsch Robert F PRETZSCH 6-AS/N 25209 Airframe modelPretzsch Robert F PRETZSCH 6-A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 11/19/2020 N399PB, a pretzch model RV6A, serial number 25209WAS on approach to kppq(pittsfiled penstone municipal airport) when it expereinced a engine failure, resulting in landing about 15 miles north east of the airport(kppq). N399PB landed in a field, resulting in the aircraft flipped over on it top, due to the nose gear sinking in the soft ground with minor damge to the vertical tail and damage to the nose gear, and the plexiglass on the canopy cracked. There was one person(pilot) on board and there was no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/19/2020 N399PB, A PRETZCH MODEL RV6A, SERIAL NUMBER 25209WAS ON APPROACH TO KPPQ(PITTSFILED PENSTONE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT) WHEN IT EXPEREINCED A ENGINE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LANDING ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT(KPPQ). N399PB LANDED IN A FIELD, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT TOP, DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR SINKING IN THE SOFT GROUND WITH MINOR DAMGE TO THE VERTICAL TAIL AND DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE PLEXIGLASS ON THE CANOPY CRACKED. THERE WAS ONE PERSON(PILOT) ON BOARD AND THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.