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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Moore Randy G CHALLENGER II LNGWNG · Zachary, LA · September 23, 2015

Date
September 23, 2015 · 12:00 local
Place
Zachary, LA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N507RM
Reported as
Moore Randy G Challenger II Lngwng
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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 at 600FT cruise when the engine RPM rev'd increased exponitially, nose pitched upward, then engine was losing power, the aircraft was losing altitude, pilot avioded a tree and landed in a open field. Minor damage to aircraft, pilot has a sore back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS AT 600FT CRUISE WHEN THE ENGINE RPM REV'D INCREASED EXPONITIALLY, NOSE PITCHED UPWARD, THEN ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE, PILOT AVIODED A TREE AND LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, PILOT HAS A SORE BACK.