# Incident 20210806018799I: Peter J Muller RAPTOR PROTOTYPE, Fairmont, NE, August 6, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2021, 06:55 local time
- Place: Fairmont, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6336° N, 97.5850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6336&lon=-97.5850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352TD-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peter J Muller RAPTOR PROTOTYPE (registry code 05638PM, https://openairdocs.org/model/peter-j-muller-raptor-prototype) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Audi TDI (registry code 06301, https://openairdocs.org/engine/audi-tdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PETER J MULLER RAPTOR PROTOTYPE
- Reported engine: AUDI TDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210806018799I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MANHATTAN, KS (MHK) TO GRAND ISLAND, NE (GRI) AT 2700 FT. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE HE FELT A VIBRATION THAT HE BELIEVED TO BE COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE GEAR REDUCTION UNIT (REDRIVE). FAIRMONT AIRPORT WAS CLOSE TO HIS LOCATION. HE TURNED FROM HIS NORTHWEST FLIGHT PATH TO THE SOUTHEAST TO LAND AT FAIRMONT TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT. TO AVOID THE VIBRATION, THE PILOT HAD TO REDUCE POWER. AT A POWER SETTING THAT DID NOT CAUSE VIBRATION, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE FAIRMONT AIRPORT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CORN FIELD APPROX. 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE FAIRMONT AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

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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