# Incident 20110326005119I: Roome Joel R RANS S-12XL, San Angelo, TX, March 26, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: Encino Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4638° N, 100.4370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4638&lon=-100.4370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N324J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roome Joel R RANS S-12XL (registry code 05621BH, https://openairdocs.org/model/roome-joel-r-rans-s-12xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth 2706 (registry code 33732, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-2706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROOME JOEL R RANS S-12XL
- Reported engine: HIRTH 2706
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 45 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110326005119I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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