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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gorton GORTON RV6 · Bakersfield, CA · October 17, 2007

Date: October 17, 2007 · 15:30 local
Place: Bakersfield, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N926DG
Reported as: Gorton GORTONRV6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total90 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N926DGRegistered now · Gorton David R GORTON RV6S/N 20473 · Built 2000 Airframe modelGorton David R GORTON RV6 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was descending under VFR east of the tehachipi mountains when he encountered severe turbulence at approximately 8000'. He reported striking his head on the canopy and was shaken up by the incident. He maintained control of the airplane and diverted to Bakersfield, CA where he completed a successful landing. A mechanic familiar with rv aircraft inspected the aircraft and found no damage. The pilot received a preflight weather briefing and there were no airmets or sigmets indicating turbulence along his route of flight. During his flight, he received no pireps.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS DESCENDING UNDER VFR EAST OF THE TEHACHIPI MOUNTAINS WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT APPROXIMATELY 8000'. HE REPORTED STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY AND WAS SHAKEN UP BY THE INCIDENT. HE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND DIVERTED TO BAKERSFIELD, CA WHERE HE COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. A MECHANIC FAMILIAR WITH RV AIRCRAFT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING AND THERE WERE NO AIRMETS OR SIGMETS INDICATING TURBULENCE ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT. DURING HIS FLIGHT, HE RECEIVED NO PIREPS.