# Incident 20120320005319I: Stemme Gmbh & Co S-10, Ormond Beach, FL, March 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2012, 17:31 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORMOND BEACH MUNI (OMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N510SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stemme S-10 (registry code 1130868, https://openairdocs.org/model/stemme-s-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEMME GMBH & CO S-10
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- 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/20120320005319I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN TO CHECK ALL SYSTEMS AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS IN STORAGE. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 2600 FEET AND WAS DIRECTED AWAY FROM A PRE-FLIGHT COORDINATED (WITH ATC) TEST AREA DUE TO AIR TRAFFIC. DURING THIS DEVIATION TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST A FLAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD AND VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVE SYSTEM. SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE NOSE CONE AND COCKPIT.  ATC WAS CONTACTED AND DUE TO LOCATION AND WIND DIRECTION THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT ORMOND BEACH. THIS BEING A MOTORIZED GLIDER THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND A LANDING WAS MADE AT ORMOND BEACH. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RAMP AFTER RESTARTING ENGINE.

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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