19971005033169I

Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr Speedwing · Franklin, VA · October 5, 1997

Date: October 5, 1997 · 08:40 local
Place: Franklin, VA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N57FJ
Reported as: Amtr Speedwing
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 190 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N57FJRegistered now · Jones Francis Folis SR POOSEMOTH SPEEDWINGS/N 0260 · Built 1995 Airframe modelJones Francis Folis SR POOSEMOTH SPEEDWING Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: at approximately 0720 on 10/05/97, the pilot in command departed from the Franklin airport on a VFR flight with unlimited visibility. The flight was conducted under phase one operation limitations. The pilot sensed a momentary vibration and a sudden loss of propulsion. Unable to develop thrust, he elected to land the aircraft on highway us 58. The pilot executed an uneventful landing. There were no injuries or damage to property or the aircraft. Inspection of the aircraft revealed a broken prop reduction shaft. A malfunction and defect report will be filed. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 0720 ON 10/05/97, THE PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED FROM THE FRANKLIN AIRPORT ON A VFR FLIGHT WITH UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PHASE ONE OPERATION LIMITATIONS. THE PILOT SENSED A MOMENTARY VIBRATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF PROPULSION. UNABLE TO DEVELOP THRUST, HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAY US 58. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A BROKEN PROP REDUCTION SHAFT. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE FILED. INCIDENT CLOSED.