# Incident 20120529008579I: Avery Rex A AVERY/MINI MAX, Manteca, CA, May 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Manteca, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7928° N, 121.2261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manteca, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7928&lon=-121.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avery Rex A AVERY/MINI MAX (registry code 0560475, https://openairdocs.org/model/avery-rex-a-avery-mini-max) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVERY REX A AVERY/MINI MAX
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- 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/20120529008579I

## Narrative

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

05/29/2012 - AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 P.M. PILOT TOOK OFF AND HEADED TOWARDS LODI AIRPORT, WHERE HE FILLED UP WITH FUEL. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL SUCH AS NOISES OR VIBRATIONS. PILOT THEN TOOK OFF FROM LODI ENROUTING TO TURLOCK. HE WAS OVER MANTECA AT APPROXIMATELY 2,750 FEET, WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY ENGINE OVERSPEED, SO HE CUT THE THROTTLE AND STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. PILOT CHOSE A PLOWED FIELD SOUTHWEST OF AIRPORT WAY AND LOUISE AVENUE. THE LANDING WAS GOING WELL AND AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED THE LAST FEW SECONDS THE WHEELS DUG IN AND SENT THE AIRPLANE ON ITS BACK VERY SLOWLY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED THE PROPELLER SHAFT/SPINDLE FAILED. TLJ. CLOSED.

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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