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Date
May 20, 2022 · 09:17 local
Place
Enterprise, AL
Airport
Enterprise Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8221R
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,013 total
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed runway 23 and upon climb out at approximately 400 feet, the engine quit. Pilot elected to make an emergency return to the airfield.
The pilot was able to make a controlled landing in a grassy area adjacent to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AND UPON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD.
THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A CONTROLLED LANDING IN A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.