19990418039829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR · Lloyd, FL · April 18, 1999

Date
April 18, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place
Lloyd, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3885J
Reported as
Amtr Glasair
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total15 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 that aircraft experienced a violent engine vibration during curuise, 20 miles east of tallahasse FL. At the same time, the aircraft had a loss of pawer. Pilot shutdaown engine and landed in a field. Pilot landed on the upward slope of hill, and due to the hard inpact, landing gear collapsed and prop contacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT ENGINE VIBRATION DURING CURUISE, 20 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSE FL. AT THE SAME TIME, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS OF PAWER. PILOT SHUTDAOWN ENGINE AND LANDED IN A FIELD. PILOT LANDED ON THE UPWARD SLOPE OF HILL, AND DUE TO THE HARD INPACT, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP CONTACTED GROUND.