# Incident 20100320030519I: Bjornstad N APEX CROSS, Gila River Rese, AZ, March 20, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gila River Rese, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7009A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7009A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bjornstad Norman L APEX CROSS V (registry code 05901X6, https://openairdocs.org/model/bjornstad-norman-l-apex-cross-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Verner MTR 133MK (registry code 63701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/verner-mtr-133mk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BJORNSTAD N APEX CROSS
- Reported engine: VERNER MTR 133MK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 71 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100320030519I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OFF AND REACHING CRUISE SPEED AND ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE QUIT. ONE ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RE-START THE ENGINE BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TO A DIRT ROAD.

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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