# Incident 20160523005299I: Gomory James A LONG EZ, Excelsior Sprin, MO, May 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2016, 20:55 local time
- Place: Excelsior Sprin, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3399° N, 94.2410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Excelsior Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3399&lon=-94.2410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gomory James A LONG EZ (registry code 056221U, https://openairdocs.org/model/gomory-james-a-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOMORY JAMES A LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 111 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160523005299I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HIG WITH INTENDED DESTINATION OF GPH.  DURING PREFLIGHT, PILOT NEGLECTED TO REMOVE AIR INTAKE COVERING.  APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN BEAN FIELD NEAR EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO.

## Other reports on N191PS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071116826999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071116826999A), Nov 16, 2007: Amtr LONGEZ (N191PS), Le Roy, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 16, 2007, the pilot [privacy data omitted], pilot and sole occupant of a Longez amateur-built wing aircraft departed the elton hensely…

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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