20170515005249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · 2016 Evolution Air LANCAIR EVOLUTION · Firebaugh, CA · May 15, 2017

Date: May 15, 2017 · 17:30 local
Place: Firebaugh, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N846PM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR17LA104
Reported as: 2016 Evolution Air Lancair Evolution
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N846PMRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2018 · Evolution Air LANCAIR EVOLUTIONS/N EVO-0065 · Built 2016 Airframe modelEvolution Air LANCAIR EVOLUTION Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Firebaugh, CA (F34): aircraft was IFR at FL250, lost windscreen, made an emergency descent into F34, landing

Gear did not deploy so pilot made a gear-up landing, aircraft slid off runway, went through a fence & across a road, came to a stop in a cotton field, fuel leak.

As the FAA filed it

FIREBAUGH, CA (F34): AIRCRAFT WAS IFR AT FL250, LOST WINDSCREEN, MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT INTO F34, LANDING

GEAR DID NOT DEPLOY SO PILOT MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING, AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A FENCE & ACROSS A ROAD, CAME TO A STOP IN A COTTON FIELD, FUEL LEAK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR17LA104Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFirebaugh, CAA failure in the windshield, frame, or windshield-to-frame bond, which resulted in a rapid decompression during cruise flight.May 15, 2017 · Substantial damage