# Accident 20100617035619A: Mcculloch J RV-4, Pageland, SC, June 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2010, 18:52 local time
- Place: Pageland, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7369° N, 80.3928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7369&lon=-80.3928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418GM-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcculloch Jerry RV-4 (registry code 05623ZA, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-jerry-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCCULLOCH J RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,509 total, 440 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100617035619A

## Narrative

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

N418GM, A RV-4, BROADCASTED MAYDAY ON 121.5, APPROXIMATELY 10NM WEST OF PAGELAND AIRPORT, SC.  PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH VERY LITTLE POWER.  PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 2NM WEST OF PAGELAND AIRPORT, (KPYG). THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON GROUND.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THE  PILOT WAS TAKEN TO MONROE HOSPITAL IN NORTH CAROLINA. HE WAS LISTED  IN STABLE CONDITION AND LATER RELEASED AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO A TOWING COMPANY AND LOCKED UP. BECAUSE OF THIS, WE DID NOT GO TO THE SCENE AND AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA316), Jun 17, 2010: Mcculloch Jerry RV-4 (N418GM), Pageland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper installation and inspection of the crankshaft idler gear, which resulted in a loss of engine 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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