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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Enstrom F-28F · Phoenix, AZ · April 11, 2014

Date: April 11, 2014 · 08:45 local
Place: Phoenix, AZ
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N502PD
Reported as: Enstrom F-28F
Reported engine: Lycoming HI0-360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft N503PD made a precautionary landing at sandra day o?conner high school after experiencing a loss of power from the engine. The pilot did auto rotated and landed without damage to the aircraft or injuries to himself.

The aircraft was taken by trailer to glendale airport where an inspection of the engine was made. It was discovered that two spark plugs were bad and the operator changed all engine spark plugs. The compression check was good and all other inspections were satisfactory. The aircraft was test ran and then flown with no problems.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N503PD MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT SANDRA DAY O?CONNER HIGH SCHOOL AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT DID AUTO ROTATED AND LANDED WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO HIMSELF.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN BY TRAILER TO GLENDALE AIRPORT WHERE AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE WAS MADE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO SPARK PLUGS WERE BAD AND THE OPERATOR CHANGED ALL ENGINE SPARK PLUGS. THE COMPRESSION CHECK WAS GOOD AND ALL OTHER INSPECTIONS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST RAN AND THEN FLOWN WITH NO PROBLEMS.