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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Extra EA300 · San Jose, CA · August 21, 1998

Date: August 21, 1998 · 15:45 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N540DT
Reported as: Extra EA300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total200 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During a local flight from reid-hill view airport, Extra N540DT lost power at cruise altitude. The pilot landed the aircraft in a field 12.8 nautical miles on the sjc 068 degree radial. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the landing gear, propeller and horizontal stabilizer. Subsequent inspection of the engine revealed that the throttle cable failed during flight, causing the engine to fail.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT FROM REID-HILL VIEW AIRPORT, EXTRA N540DT LOST POWER AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD 12.8 NAUTICAL MILES ON THE SJC 068 DEGREE RADIAL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE FAILED DURING FLIGHT, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL.