# Incident 20090128002829I: Wiza RV6A, Orlando, FL, January 28, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2009, 17:15 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56SE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56SE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wiza Joseph D RV-6A (registry code 05607JO, https://openairdocs.org/model/wiza-joseph-d-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WIZA RV6A
- Reported engine: IO360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,175 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090128002829I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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