# Incident 20201216020179I: Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH601XL SLSA, Hazlehurst, MS, December 16, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2020, 16:20 local time
- Place: Hazlehurst, MS
- Airport: Copiah County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9024° N, 90.3667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COPIAH COUNTY (M11), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9024&lon=-90.3667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Mfg & Development CH601XL SLSA (registry code 0600015, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch601xl-slsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRCRAFT MFG & DEVELOPMENT CO CH601XL SLSA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201216020179I

## Narrative

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

PIC OPERATING SLSA N601ES DEPARTED FAIRHOPE, AL (CQF) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:18 CST EN ROUTE TO BROOKHAVEN, MS (1R7). TOTAL FLIGHT TIME ESTIMATED 1 HOUR 46 MINUTES. WHILE AT CRUISE/LEVEL FLIGHT ABOUT TO DESCEND TO 1R7, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ERRATIC CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND ALTITUDE. THE PIC INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES. THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A COW PASTURE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING STRUCK A BARBWIRE FENCE ANCHORED WITH STEEL POSTS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND SETTLE IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND LEFT WING OUTER SKIN SURFACES, PROPELLER LEADING EDGE, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND RIGHT AILERON UPPER SURFACE. THE PIC WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED WITH THE ACCIDENT. OWNER REMOVED N601ES FROM THE FIELD ON TRAVEL TRAILER TRUCK.

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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