20160102006459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Metzler Kevin W VELOCITY STD RG · Rosamond, CA · January 2, 2016

Date
January 2, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place
Rosamond, CA
Airport
Rosamond Skypark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N133SV
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR16LA047
Reported as
Metzler Kevin W Velocity STD RG
Reported engine
SUBARU EG-33
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
848 total67 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Subaru automotive engine failure caused loss of power. Emergency gear up landing resulted in substantial damage to aircraft's monocoque design structure and a minor injury to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

SUBARU AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF POWER. EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT'S MONOCOQUE DESIGN STRUCTURE AND A MINOR INJURY TO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.