# Incident 20100506033539I: North Ameri F-51D, Curtis, NE, May 6, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2010, 13:00 local time
- Place: Curtis, NE
- Airport: Curtis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6388° N, 100.4734° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CURTIS MUNI (47V), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6388&lon=-100.4734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American F-51D (registry code 6402309, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pkrd-Roll V1650 series (registry code 49001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pkrd-roll-v1650-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERI F-51D
- Reported engine: PKRD-ROLL V1650 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,650 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100506033539I

## Narrative

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

WHILE AT CRUISE ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MCKINNEY, TEXAS, TO SIDNEY, MONTANA THE PILOT HEARD A BANG AND A VIBRATION FOLLOWED.  HE REDUCED POWER AND COMPLETED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT CURTIS, NEBRASKA.  THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP UNDER ITS OWN POWER.

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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