# Incident 20170318006149I: Pack James RV-9A, Joshua Tree, CA, March 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1347° N, 116.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joshua Tree, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1347&lon=-116.3131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pack James RV-9A (registry code 05617DV, https://openairdocs.org/model/pack-james-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PACK JAMES RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170318006149I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BOUGHT AIRPLANE (HOMEBUILT). FLYING HOME ENGINE LOST POWER REQ'D FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT. ELECTED TO LAND ON ROAD IN JOSHUA TREE NAT'L PARK. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE. CLOGGED FUEL INJECTOR.

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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