# Incident 20220619010709I: J&J Ultralights SEAWING, Gaffney, SC, June 19, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2022, 20:46 local time
- Place: Gaffney, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0736° N, 81.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaffney, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0736&lon=-81.6615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N947MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: J&J Ultralights SEAWING (registry code 059005T, https://openairdocs.org/model/j-j-ultralights-seawing) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL DCDI (registry code 55563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: J&J ULTRALIGHTS SEAWING
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 5 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220619010709I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN REASSEMBLED AND THE PILOT TEST RAN THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE HE DECIDED TO TAKE0FF.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN LOST POWER.  PILOT STATED EVERY TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER THE ENGINE WOULD BOG DOWN.  PILOT MADE THE DECESION TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.AFTER LANDING DURING ROLL OUT THE WINGS CONTACTED TALL BRUSH DAMAGING THE FABRIC COVERING THE WINGS.  NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N947MH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150509006799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150509006799I), May 9, 2015: J&J Ultralights SEAWING (N947MH), Egg Harbor, NJ, Minor damage. On may 9, 2015 [privacy data omitted] of N947MH, Seawing amphibian experimental aircraft attempted to taxi aircraft around in Egg Harbor bay, Egg Harbor, NJ to…

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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