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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Metzger William M ZODIAC 650 · Hatfield, IN · April 24, 2016

Date
April 24, 2016 · 16:47 local
Place
Hatfield, IN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N650WM
Reported as
Metzger William M Zodiac 650
Reported engine
UL Power UL350I
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

Alternator cooling shroud separated from engine, cutting electrical wires to left and right ignition coil packs. This caused engine to cease operation forcing pilot to land in field. No damage to aircraft or injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ALTERNATOR COOLING SHROUD SEPARATED FROM ENGINE, CUTTING ELECTRICAL WIRES TO LEFT AND RIGHT IGNITION COIL PACKS. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO CEASE OPERATION FORCING PILOT TO LAND IN FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO PILOT.