20090128002829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Wiza RV-6A · Orlando, FL · January 28, 2009

Date
January 28, 2009 · 17:15 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Sanford International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N56SE
Reported as
Wiza RV6A
Reported engine
IO360A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,175 total100 in this make and model40 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.

On January 27, 2009 at approximately 1715Z a us registered experimental RV6A aircraft N56SE s/n 24682, operated by privacy data omitted and owned by plane club. Com LLC squawked (7700) approximately 8 north east of Sanford international airport (sfb). The pilot reported that the engine was running rough max airspeed 80 knots and decided to perform an emergency landing in a field 6.5NM north east of sfb. After landing the pilot was able to contact sfb on 120.3. Weather conditions at 1739Z sp 13008KT 10SM FEW035 BKN55 26/16 3027. Further investigation revealed the engine aft right cylinder lower attachment nuts had backout allowing the cylinder to become unseated from the case.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 27, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715Z A US REGISTERED EXPERIMENTAL RV6A AIRCRAFT N56SE S/N 24682, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OWNED BY PLANE CLUB.COM LLC SQUAWKED (7700) APPROXIMATELY 8 NORTH EAST OF SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SFB). THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH MAX AIRSPEED 80 KNOTS AND DECIDED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 6.5NM NORTH EAST OF SFB. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTACT SFB ON 120.3. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 1739Z SP 13008KT 10SM FEW035 BKN55 26/16 3027. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ENGINE AFT RIGHT CYLINDER LOWER ATTACHMENT NUTS HAD BACKOUT ALLOWING THE CYLINDER TO BECOME UNSEATED FROM THE CASE.