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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stolam RC-3 · San Andreas, CA · March 19, 1996

Date: March 19, 1996 · 10:30 local
Place: San Andreas, CA
Airport: Calaveras Co-Maury Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6496K
Reported as: Stolam RC3
Reported engine: Franklin 6A8215B9F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6496KRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2012 · Republic RC-3S/N 762 · Built 1947 Airframe modelRepublic RC-3 Engine modelFranklin 6A8 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: 1. Aircraft was on personal flight to Washington state. 2. Engine failed on take off, forward right connecting rod broke loose at rod bolts, connecting rod went through engine case. 3. Pilot made a gear up landing in field off end of runway, pilot stated that he lost power completely and just landed straight ahead. 4. Damage to aircraft was left wing pontoon was broken off from wing, belly of aircraft had the skin dented in where it made contact with the ground, tail wheel area had slight skin dents aircraft sustained some skin damage when it was disassembled and removed from field. 5. The engine on this aircraft had only 30.0 hours smoh. 6. No nemac. 7. No pilot deviations.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: 1. AIRCRAFT WAS ON PERSONAL FLIGHT TO WASHINGTON STATE. 2. ENGINE FAILED ON TAKE OFF, FORWARD RIGHT CONNECTING ROD BROKE LOOSE AT ROD BOLTS, CONNECTING ROD WENT THROUGH ENGINE CASE. 3. PILOT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING IN FIELD OFF END OF RUNWAY, PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST POWER COMPLETELY AND JUST LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD. 4. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT WING PONTOON WAS BROKEN OFF FROM WING, BELLY OF AIRCRAFT HAD THE SKIN DENTED IN WHERE IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, TAIL WHEEL AREA HAD SLIGHT SKIN DENTS AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SOME SKIN DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REMOVED FROM FIELD. 5. THE ENGINE ON THIS AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY 30.0 HOURS SMOH. 6. NO NEMAC. 7. NO PILOT DEVIATIONS.