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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Roome Joel R RANS S-12XL · San Angelo, TX · March 26, 2011

Date
March 26, 2011 · 09:00 local
Place
San Angelo, TX
Airport
Encino Ranch
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N324J
Reported as
Roome Joel R Rans S-12XL
Reported engine
HIRTH 2706
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
45 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 26, 2011, at approximately 09:00 central daylight time, a Roome Joel R, rans S-12XL, N324J, received minor damaged upon impacting a small tree in a pasture at Encino Ranch, north of San Angelo, Texas. The private pilot had to make a forced landing when the aft spark plug of number 2 stripped from the cylinder head of a hirth 2706 engine causing the power loss. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The flight was conducted without a flight plan. The flight originated from a private airfield in grape creek, Texas at approximately 08:45 central daylight time. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 26, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROOME JOEL R, RANS S-12XL, N324J, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGED UPON IMPACTING A SMALL TREE IN A PASTURE AT ENCINO RANCH, NORTH OF SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING WHEN THE AFT SPARK PLUG OF NUMBER 2 STRIPPED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD OF A HIRTH 2706 ENGINE CAUSING THE POWER LOSS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD IN GRAPE CREEK, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 08:45 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.