# Accident 20170714024529A: Clark James T VANS RV8, Spokane, WA, July 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2017, 14:26 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6831° N, 117.3225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6831&lon=-117.3225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559JC-2019-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clark James T VANS RV8 (registry code 05616Y7, https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-james-t-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLARK JAMES T VANS RV8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR POWERSPORT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714024529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SPOKANE, FELTS FIELD ENROUTE TO DEER PARK. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF FELTS FIELD AT 3000' PILOT NOTICED UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE.

SUBSEQUENTLY ENGINE SIEZED AND PROPELLER STOPPED ROTATING. PILOT EXECUTED FORCED LANDING IN A VACANT FIELD. FLAPS FAILED TO EXTEND DURING FINAL APPROACH. WITH FAILURE OF FLAPS TO EXTEND, A STEEPER THAN NORMAL APPROACH WAS MADE WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARDER THAN NORMAL. AS A RESULT OF THIS HARD LANDING, PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR17LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA153), Jul 14, 2017: Clark James T Vans RV8 (N559JC), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight engine fire for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which melted the air filter element and obstructed the engine's air intakes, resulting in a total…

## Other reports on N559JC (1)

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

- [Accident 20050918022639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050918022639A), Sep 18, 2005: Amtr VANSRV8 (N559JC), Sonoma, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that during final approach phase of flight to runway 26 aircraft electrical system failed following activation of the aircraft electrical…

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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