# Incident 20140803013599I: Rans S-12XL, Sharpsville, IN, August 3, 2014 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 3, 2014, 20:00 local time - Place: Sharpsville, IN - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.3797° N, 86.0869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharpsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3797&lon=-86.0869&mi=10 - Aircraft: N51120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51120-2015-07-28) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Rans S-12XL (registry code 059012N, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RANS S-12XL - Reported engine: JABIRU 2200A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Sport pilot - Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140803013599I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON AUGUST 3, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000HR. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RANS S-12XL, N51120, LANDED OFF AIRPORT DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE, A JABIRU 2200A, HAD 8 HOURS OF OPERATION SINCE OVERHAUL AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UPPER CASE DURING THE EVENT. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CRACKS DUE TO THE REPORTED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE AIRFRAME SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE DURING THE EVENT. THE SPORT PILOT OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT HIS RESIDENCE AND HAD FLOWN IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE TO AN IDLE SETTING AND PICKED OUT A HARVESTED WHEAT FIELD TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, KNOWING THAT HE COULD NOT REACH HIS HOME STRIP. HE MADE A NORMAL PATTERN FOR THE SELECTED FIELD TO LAND TO THE SOUTH. THE ENGINE SEIZED AT APPROXIMATELY 400? AGL AND THE PILOT CONTINUED AND LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, ABOUT 700 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END FENCE LINE. THE WHEAT STUBBLE INDENTIONS INDICATE A GROUND ROLL-OUT OF ABOUT 400 FEET. ## Other reports on N51120 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20150603008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150603008279A), Jun 3, 2015: Rans S-12XL (N51120), Sharpsville, IN, Substantial damage. June 3, 2015 at 12:40 a.m. local time, a 1996 Rans S-12XL aircraft, N51120 crashed while attempting takeoff from a private grass strip in Sharpsville, Indiana.… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.