# Incident 20101102052969I: Wiesen Davi VANS ACFT R, Fredericksburg, IA, November 2, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2010, 12:50 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9648° N, 92.1964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9648&lon=-92.1964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N705DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wiesen David VANS ACFT RV-6A (registry code 05619T4, https://openairdocs.org/model/wiesen-david-vans-acft-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WIESEN DAVI VANS ACFT R
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 251 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101102052969I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY US 18, 3 MILES WEST OF FREDERICKSBURG, IA. THE FINAL DRIVE BELT FAILED FROM THE CHEVROLET ENGINE TO THE PROPELLER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT ANY INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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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