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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Riordan Jam RANS S-9 · Cameron Park, CA · February 13, 2010

Date
February 13, 2010 · 10:15 local
Place
Cameron Park, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N195R
Reported as
Riordan Jam Rans S-9
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total49 in this make and model0 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 approach to Cameron Park airport engine lost power ina slow stoppage/wind down, with no unusual noises. Pilot rechecked the fuel and determined that this was not the cause of the stoppage since ther was sufficient fuel on board the aircraft. Pilot elected to make a forced landing on interstate 50. Succesfully landed aircraft with only minor damage to the aircraft and a suv.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO CAMERON PARK AIRPORT ENGINE LOST POWER INA SLOW STOPPAGE/WIND DOWN, WITH NO UNUSUAL NOISES. PILOT RECHECKED THE FUEL AND DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE STOPPAGE SINCE THER WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON INTERSTATE 50. SUCCESFULLY LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND A SUV.