# Incident 20160506004619I: Storm Aircraft CENTURY, Deleon Spring, FL, May 6, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Deleon Spring, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N765RL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765RL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Storm CENTURY (registry code 060009H, https://openairdocs.org/model/storm-century) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STORM AIRCRAFT CENTURY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506004619I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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