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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Meyer T/Borger R LITTLE TOOT · Stevensville, MD · May 12, 2021

Date: May 12, 2021 · 08:30 local
Place: Stevensville, MD
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N67TR
Reported as: Meyer T/Borger R Little Toot
Reported engine: Lycoming O-290-D2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,980 total400 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N67TRRegistered now · Meyer T/Borger R LITTLE TOOTS/N B001 · Built 2010 Airframe modelMeyer T/Borger R LITTLE TOOT Engine modelLycoming O-290 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 may 12, 2021 at approximately 0830 the pilot of N67TR, an experimental amateur built airplane experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot was maneuvering approximately 8 miles south of the bay bridge airport, Stevensville, MD (W29) when preparing to enter the traffic pattern she noticed the exhaust sounded louder than normal. Then without warning the engine quit. The pilot was able to make a successful emergency off field landing in a farm field approximately 8 miles south of W29. During her landing rollout she hit a hedge row of small trees and brush causing only minor damage to the airplane. The investigation revealed that the Lycoming 0-290 engine had suffered a broken crankshaft. The engine had only 26 hours since overhaul. The total time recorded previous to the overhaul was 1200 hours according to the engine logbooks.

Weather: nearby - kesn 121150Z 35004KT 10SM BKN150 12/M01 A3029

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 12, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 THE PILOT OF N67TR, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE AIRPORT, STEVENSVILLE, MD (W29) WHEN PREPARING TO ENTER THE TRAFFIC PATTERN SHE NOTICED THE EXHAUST SOUNDED LOUDER THAN NORMAL. THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING IN A FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SOUTH OF W29. DURING HER LANDING ROLLOUT SHE HIT A HEDGE ROW OF SMALL TREES AND BRUSH CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LYCOMING 0-290 ENGINE HAD SUFFERED A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. THE ENGINE HAD ONLY 26 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. THE TOTAL TIME RECORDED PREVIOUS TO THE OVERHAUL WAS 1200 HOURS ACCORDING TO THE ENGINE LOGBOOKS.

WEATHER: NEARBY - KESN 121150Z 35004KT 10SM BKN150 12/M01 A3029