# Incident 20071017828289I: Gorton GORTONRV6, Bakersfield, CA, October 17, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gorton David R GORTON RV6 (registry code 05610CZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/gorton-david-r-gorton-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GORTON GORTONRV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071017828289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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