# Accident 20220803014049A: C M Stuhrenberg/P C Polete VANS RV-10, De Soto, IL, August 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: De Soto, IL
- Airport: Dury Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8181° N, 89.1524° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8181&lon=-89.1524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: C M Stuhrenberg/P C Polete VANS RV-10 (registry code 05633LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/c-m-stuhrenberg-p-c-polete-vans-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-A1C5 (registry code 42322, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-a1c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 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 certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,781 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220803014049A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN22LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA361), Aug 3, 2022: Vans RV-10 (N255CP), Hurst, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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