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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Smith Kenneth S RANS S-6S · Cashmere, WA · June 26, 2015

Date
June 26, 2015 · 08:54 local
Place
Cashmere, WA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8KS
Reported as
Smith Kenneth S Rans S-6S
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
20 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot was on third flight of the morning when the engine began to run rough and subsequently quit. Pilot turned back towards Cashmere, WA airport and, when the engine quit, selected a vacant field to land. Aircraft touched down midway through the open landing area and rolled out towards a road and another orchard. Pilot ground looped the aircraft to prevent crossing the road.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON THIRD FLIGHT OF THE MORNING WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT. PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARDS CASHMERE, WA AIRPORT AND, WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, SELECTED A VACANT FIELD TO LAND. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN MIDWAY THROUGH THE OPEN LANDING AREA AND ROLLED OUT TOWARDS A ROAD AND ANOTHER ORCHARD. PILOT GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT TO PREVENT CROSSING THE ROAD.