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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · C M Stuhrenberg/P C Polete VANS RV-10 · De Soto, IL · August 3, 2022

Date: August 3, 2022 · 10:30 local
Place: De Soto, IL
Airport: Dury Estates Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N255CP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA361
Reported as: C M Stuhrenberg/P C Polete Vans RV-10
Reported engine: Lycoming O-540-A1C5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,781 total

N255CPRegistered now · C M Stuhrenberg/P C Polete VANS RV-10S/N 40485 · Built 2014 Airframe modelC M Stuhrenberg/P C Polete VANS RV-10 Engine modelLycoming O-540-A1C5Reciprocating

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted, A vans RV-10 departed southern Illinois airport(mdh) on Wednesday August 3, 2022 at approximately 10:15 a.m. CST. The pilot stated he took the aircraft for a flight after an annual inspection. The pilot stated that he reduced the power and began a descent from 8,500 feet MSL. At approximately 2,500 feet MSL the pilot stated that he attempted to add power to level off, but the engine began running extremely rough and did not seem to generate any additional power. The pilot state he tried to make an emergency landing at Dury Estates Airport(IL71) runway 19 but the pilot stated he was unable to clear the trees at the end of the runway so he ended up making a hard landing in a bean field near the airport(approximantly 700 feet from the approach end of runway 19). The main landing gear took most of the damage resulting in the gear crushing upward towards the bottom of the wings and the attach points cracking.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A VANS RV-10 DEPARTED SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT(MDH) ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 A.M. CST. THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REDUCED THE POWER AND BEGAN A DESCENT FROM 8,500 FEET MSL. AT APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET MSL THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO LEVEL OFF, BUT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND DID NOT SEEM TO GENERATE ANY ADDITIONAL POWER. THE PILOT STATE HE TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT DURY ESTATES AIRPORT(IL71) RUNWAY 19 BUT THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY SO HE ENDED UP MAKING A HARD LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT(APPROXIMANTLY 700 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19). THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOOK MOST OF THE DAMAGE RESULTING IN THE GEAR CRUSHING UPWARD TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE WINGS AND THE ATTACH POINTS CRACKING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA361Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHurst, ILA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.Aug 3, 2022 · Substantial damage