# Incident 20120929025349I: Shanklin Max L CAPELLA XLS, Winchester, IN, September 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2012, 13:15 local time
- Place: Winchester, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1721° N, 84.9771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1721&lon=-84.9771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N187MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shanklin Max L CAPELLA XLS (registry code 059033U, https://openairdocs.org/model/shanklin-max-l-capella-xls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHANKLIN MAX L CAPELLA XLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- 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/20120929025349I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 29 2012, 1130, N187MS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, WAS BEING OPERATED FOR PLEASURE ENROUTE TO NEIL ARMSTRONG AIRPORT, LIMA, OH. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED AN INFLIGHT ENGINE SEIZURE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3500 FEET. THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES SOUTHEAST OF RANDOLPH COUNTY AIRPORT, WINCHESTER, IN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE FROM THE RANDOLPH COUNTY AIRPORT; DURING THE END OF LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT SOIL CAUSING MINOR, DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, LOWER ENGINE COWLINGS AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT. THE EXTERNAL ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED LARGE HOLES ON THE TOP IN TWO OF THE CYLINDERS. THE HOUR METER FOR ENGINE WAS AT 40.

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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