# Incident 20120217002429I: Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 540, Crows Landing, CA, February 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2012, 14:38 local time
- Place: Crows Landing, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3944° N, 121.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crows Landing, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3944&lon=-121.0752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9ND-2022-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540 (registry code 056037G, https://openairdocs.org/model/zivko-aeronautics-edge-540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZIVKO AERONAUTICS INC EDGE 540
- Reported engine: PERFORMANCE ENGINE AEIO-540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120217002429I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM 0Q4 TO SQL AT APPOX 4500 MSL (OPERATING UNDER VFR RULES, UNDER VMC CONDITIONS) AND JUST PASSING THE 3O1 AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTED ENGINE OIL STREAKING ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE OBSERVATION WINDOW. WITHIN MINUTES, THE ENGINE OIL STREAKING BECAME HEAVY AND SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON GUARD FREQUENCY AND SQUAWK 7700 ON THE AIRCRAFT TRANSPONDER. UPON SECURING THE ENGINE, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY DESCENDED AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AT AN ABANDONED MILITARY AIRFIELD (CROWS LANDING). THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT OCCUR ANY DAMAGE FROM THE FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED, VIA GROUND TRANSPORTATION, TO A FBO AT 0Q4 FOR REPAIR.

## Other reports on N9ND (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990218045829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990218045829A), Feb 18, 1999: Amtr EDGE540 (N9ND), Livermore, CA, No damage. (-23)On February 2, 1999 at approximately 1640HRS PDT, an experimental zivko aeronautics edge 540 airplane, N9ND, landed in soft muddy terrain near Livermore,…

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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