What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 13, 2005, at approximately 09:30 eastern daylight saving time, an experimental amateur-built, sport plane sales, jabiru sk, N30SP, made a forced landing in a hay field south of the Twin Lakes Airport, Graniteville, south carolina. A post accident fire destroyed the aircraft and the sole occupant, private pilot, privacy data omitted was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time and no flight plan was on file for this local flight. The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff from runway 24, Twin Lakes Airport, the engine began to vibrate and run rough. The pilot stated that he retarded the throttle slightly and then engine quit running. He then said he made an off airport landing in a large hay field south of the airport. He continued by saying that the nose gear separated from the aircraft shortly after touch down and the aircraft slid to a stop where he exited without incident. The aircraft was then destroyed by post accident fire, which erupted within seconds. Engine evaluation revealed that numbers 3 and 4 connecting rods had seized to the crankshaft. Engine was removed from the wreckage and shipped to NTSB for further analysis.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 13, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT, SPORT PLANE SALES, JABIRU SK, N30SP, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A HAY FIELD SOUTH OF THE TWIN LAKES AIRPORT, GRANITEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT, PRIVATE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE FOR THIS LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 24, TWIN LAKES AIRPORT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY AND THEN ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. HE THEN SAID HE MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A LARGE HAY FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. HE CONTINUED BY SAYING THAT THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP WHERE HE EXITED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN DESTROYED BY POST ACCIDENT FIRE, WHICH ERUPTED WITHIN SECONDS. ENGINE EVALUATION REVEALED THAT NUMBERS 3 AND 4 CONNECTING RODS HAD SEIZED TO THE CRANKSHAFT. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE WRECKAGE AND SHIPPED TO NTSB FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N30SP · 3
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