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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aircraft Mfg & Design CH601XLI SLSA · Clarksville, TN · February 6, 2022

Date: February 6, 2022 · 17:10 local
Place: Clarksville, TN
Airport: Clarksville Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N117FA
Reported as: Aircraft Mfg & Design CH601XLI Slsa
Reported engine: Continental O-200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 90 total

N117FARegistered now · Aircraft Mfg & Design CH601XLI SLSAS/N 601-056S · Built 2008 Airframe modelAircraft Mfg & Design CH601XLI SLSA Engine modelContinental O-200A4 cycle

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What happened

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

At approximately 1700HRS (CST) the pilot departed runway 17 from ckv and began to climb. Upon reaching 990 MSL the engine slowly died. The pilot established the best glide speed, checked the mixture and throttle positions and tried to restart the engine unsuccessfully. The pilot switched from left fuel tank to right and tried to start engine again unsuccessfully. The booster pump was still on from takeoff. As the Aircraft was loosing altitude the pilot decided his only choice was to make an off airfield landing. The pilot made a radio call explaining his situation and landed in a harvested cornfield. There was no damage to the Aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1700HRS (CST) THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 FROM CKV AND BEGAN TO CLIMB. UPON REACHING 990 MSL THE ENGINE SLOWLY DIED. THE PILOT ESTABLISHED THE BEST GLIDE SPEED, CHECKED THE MIXTURE AND THROTTLE POSITIONS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE PILOT SWITCHED FROM LEFT FUEL TANK TO RIGHT AND TRIED TO START ENGINE AGAIN UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE BOOSTER PUMP WAS STILL ON FROM TAKEOFF. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOOSING ALTITUDE THE PILOT DECIDED HIS ONLY CHOICE WAS TO MAKE AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING. THE PILOT MADE A RADIO CALL EXPLAINING HIS SITUATION AND LANDED IN A HARVESTED CORNFIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.