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.
(-23) Aircraft was at cruise enroute to oshkosh Wisconsin over southern michigan/northern Ohio, when sudden engine failure caused the aircraft to lose power. The pilot had visual of vehicle test track which gave sufficient room for an emergency landing. The pilot was able to land the aircraft safely with no damage to the airframe. Engine tear down was completed and found that one gear component had failed causing collateral damage to two other gears and crank shaft. The part was found to be fatigued being in service for over 60 years.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE ENROUTE TO OSHKOSH WISCONSIN OVER SOUTHERN MICHIGAN/NORTHERN OHIO, WHEN SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT HAD VISUAL OF VEHICLE TEST TRACK WHICH GAVE SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. ENGINE TEAR DOWN WAS COMPLETED AND FOUND THAT ONE GEAR COMPONENT HAD FAILED CAUSING COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO TWO OTHER GEARS AND CRANK SHAFT. THE PART WAS FOUND TO BE FATIGUED BEING IN SERVICE FOR OVER 60 YEARS.
Other reports on N18F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.