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FAA incident report · Storm CENTURY · Deleon Spring, FL · May 6, 2016

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Date
May 6, 2016 · 09:30 local
Place
Deleon Spring, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N765RL
Reported as
Storm Century
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
N765RLRegistered now · Storm CENTURYS/N 89-00R-0002Airframe modelStorm CENTURYEngine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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.

On may 05, 2016 around 10:30AM local time N765RL a 2010 Storm Aircraft model Century. Serial number 89-00R-0002 made an off airfield landing in a cow pasture in Deleon Spring Florida. During a flight departing from deland airport and flying locally the aircraft engine quit running while cruising around 2500 feet . The pilot made attempts to restart the aircraft engine with no success. The pilot chose to land the aircraft in a cow pasture he made appropriate radio calls and landed the aircraft in the field. The landing resulted in no substantial damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot or passenger. During post flight inspections revealed the engine was free of defects and a blockage in the left fuel tank vent system had caused fuel starvation. The aircraft currently being inspected and has not returned to service at this time.

Performed aircraft and record inspection the day of the off field landing and found the aircraft to be maintained in accordance with it issued airworthiness certificate. No future investigation required.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 05, 2016 AROUND 10:30AM LOCAL TIME N765RL A 2010 STORM AIRCRAFT MODEL CENTURY. SERIAL NUMBER 89-00R-0002 MADE AN OFF AIRFIELD LANDING IN A COW PASTURE IN DELEON SPRING FLORIDA. DURING A FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM DELAND AIRPORT AND FLYING LOCALLY THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE CRUISING AROUND 2500 FEET . THE PILOT MADE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A COW PASTURE HE MADE APPROPRIATE RADIO CALLS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD. THE LANDING RESULTED IN NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTIONS REVEALED THE ENGINE WAS FREE OF DEFECTS AND A BLOCKAGE IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK VENT SYSTEM HAD CAUSED FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

PERFORMED AIRCRAFT AND RECORD INSPECTION THE DAY OF THE OFF FIELD LANDING AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT TO BE MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH IT ISSUED AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. NO FUTURE INVESTIGATION REQUIRED.