39.6682° N, 119.8764° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 19, 2009 · 08:15 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFDXO
Reported as
Amtr CASSUTT3M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total150 in this make and model25 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.
During the Reno air race, cassutt 3M lost engine power and landed short of Reno Stead (4SD) runway 14. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot suffered a broken back requiring surgery. Examination of the engine revealed #2 cylinder rod had separated and exited through the top of the engine case.
As the FAA filed it
DURING THE RENO AIR RACE, CASSUTT 3M LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED SHORT OF RENO STEAD (4SD) RUNWAY 14. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK REQUIRING SURGERY. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED #2 CYLINDER ROD HAD SEPARATED AND EXITED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE.