# Incident 20150626010099I: Smith Kenneth S RANS S-6S, Cashmere, WA, June 26, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2015, 08:54 local time
- Place: Cashmere, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5185° N, 120.4686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cashmere, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5185&lon=-120.4686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Kenneth S RANS S-6S (registry code 05626AM, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-s-rans-s-6s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH KENNETH S RANS S-6S
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150626010099I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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