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FAA incident report · Cook James R STOL CH750 · Warm Springs, GA · March 19, 2026

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Date
March 19, 2026 · 11:30 local
Place
Warm Springs, GA
Airport
Roosevelt Memorial
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N379RC
Reported as
Cook James R Stol CH750
Reported engine
VIKING 130
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N379RCRegistered now · Cook James R STOL CH750S/N 75-11624 · Built 2024Airframe modelCook James R STOL CH750Engine modelViking 130Reciprocating

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What happened

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On 03/19/2026 at approx. 1130 l the pilot departed Roosevelt Memorial Airport (5A9) on a part 91 local flight intending to practice landings, due to haze and local thermals the pilot headed to harris county airport (pim), however due to the continued rough air he returned to 5A9 to terminate the flight. After crossing mid field at 5A9 he entered an extended downwind for runway 18, winds were reported 6K at 270, a 90-degree crosswind, the pilot turned base, at this point and before turning final the engine quit. The pilot did not think he could safely glide to 5A9 and located a cleared field (pasture), maneuvering to avoid trees and a powerline the aircraft made a hard off field landing. The nose wheel, nose wheel fork and radiator departed the aircraft, the aircraft slid approx. 150 feet on the nose. Inspection on site of the aircraft found damage to the lower engine cowl, nose strut, propeller and radiator, fuel was present in both tanks’. Aircraft was in "phase 1" with 9.3 hours on the tach. The pilot stated the engine was operating normally up until it quit.

As the FAA filed it

ON 03/19/2026 AT APPROX. 1130 L THE PILOT DEPARTED ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL AIRPORT (5A9) ON A PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT INTENDING TO PRACTICE LANDINGS, DUE TO HAZE AND LOCAL THERMALS THE PILOT HEADED TO HARRIS COUNTY AIRPORT (PIM), HOWEVER DUE TO THE CONTINUED ROUGH AIR HE RETURNED TO 5A9 TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT. AFTER CROSSING MID FIELD AT 5A9 HE ENTERED AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 18, WINDS WERE REPORTED 6K AT 270, A 90-DEGREE CROSSWIND, THE PILOT TURNED BASE, AT THIS POINT AND BEFORE TURNING FINAL THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT DID NOT THINK HE COULD SAFELY GLIDE TO 5A9 AND LOCATED A CLEARED FIELD (PASTURE), MANEUVERING TO AVOID TREES AND A POWERLINE THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD OFF FIELD LANDING. THE NOSE WHEEL, NOSE WHEEL FORK AND RADIATOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROX. 150 FEET ON THE NOSE. INSPECTION ON SITE OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWL, NOSE STRUT, PROPELLER AND RADIATOR, FUEL WAS PRESENT IN BOTH TANKS’. AIRCRAFT WAS IN "PHASE 1" WITH 9.3 HOURS ON THE TACH. THE PILOT STATED THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY UP UNTIL IT QUIT.