20110218005519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rearwin 8135 · Casa Grande, AZ · February 18, 2011

Date
February 18, 2011 · 09:22 local
Place
Casa Grande, AZ
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25545
Reported as
Rearwin 8135
Reported engine
Ken Royce 7 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
16,500 total38 in this make and model27 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 2/18/2011, privacy data omitted departed eloy Arizona in a 1940 Rearwin model 8135 aircraft N25545 heading to chandler municipal airport. privacy data omitted The sole occupant in the aircraft verbally stated that at 2500 feet MSL the engine "cut out" temporarily; privacy data omitted stated that this occurred at approximately 1000AM and at approximately 5 miles north of the Casa Grande community college in Casa Grande AZ . The pilot stated that he turned south and begin to look for a place to land when the engine cut out again. privacy data omitted Located a dirt field and attempted to land the aircraft. privacy data omitted Stated that he came in "hot" and on landing rollout; he was unable to stop the aircraft before the aircraft impacted a dirt berm at the west edge of the field. The aircraft continued through the dirt berm shearing its left main gear, impacting the propeller and came to rest in the middle of the road on lake shore dr in Casa Grande AZ. No injuries to privacy data omitted were reported, the aircraft suffered substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2/18/2011, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ELOY ARIZONA IN A 1940 REARWIN MODEL 8135 AIRCRAFT N25545 HEADING TO CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT VERBALLY STATED THAT AT 2500 FEET MSL THE ENGINE "CUT OUT" TEMPORARILY; ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THIS OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1000AM AND AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF THE CASA GRANDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN CASA GRANDE AZ . THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TURNED SOUTH AND BEGIN TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO LAND WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT AGAIN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOCATED A DIRT FIELD AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE CAME IN "HOT" AND ON LANDING ROLLOUT; HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DIRT BERM AT THE WEST EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE DIRT BERM SHEARING ITS LEFT MAIN GEAR, IMPACTING THE PROPELLER AND CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON LAKE SHORE DR IN CASA GRANDE AZ. NO INJURIES TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE REPORTED, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.