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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robert F Gordon BUTTERCUP · Osceola, MO · April 21, 2023

Date
April 21, 2023 · 10:00 local
Place
Osceola, MO
Airport
Sean D Sheldon Memorial Airfie
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N39PB
Reported as
Robert F Gordon Buttercup
Reported engine
Corvair 120
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
761 total1 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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 stated this was the first flight after engine overhaul. Shortly after take off, the pilot noticed the engine was not performing as expected and with engine oil temperature rising, he decided to land. While attempting to land at 23MU, the pilot realized he was a high for the approach. He attempted to force the landing and realized he did not have enough runway, so he attempted a go around. After applying full power, the pilot again believed the engine was not developing expected power and realized he was not going to clear the trees beyond the field north of runway 36, so he cut the power and made a hard landing in the field, which resulted in the collapse of the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS NOT PERFORMING AS EXPECTED AND WITH ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE RISING, HE DECIDED TO LAND. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT 23MU, THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS A HIGH FOR THE APPROACH. HE ATTEMPTED TO FORCE THE LANDING AND REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY, SO HE ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. AFTER APPLYING FULL POWER, THE PILOT AGAIN BELIEVED THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING EXPECTED POWER AND REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE TREES BEYOND THE FIELD NORTH OF RUNWAY 36, SO HE CUT THE POWER AND MADE A HARD LANDING IN THE FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR.