From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During takeoff from (ral) Riverside Airport the pilot reported that the engine started to surge and was accompanied by a stiff jolt of the engine cowling. The surging occurred about once every two seconds. The pilot also noticed that the oil temp was unusually high. After the first two surges the instructor pilot took control of the aircraft and turned back towards the airport. The pilot informed the tower that they needed to return to the airport and landed the aircraft on runway 27 without incident and taxied back to Riverside flight academy before shutting down the engine.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF FROM (RAL) RIVERSIDE AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A STIFF JOLT OF THE ENGINE COWLING. THE SURGING OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE EVERY TWO SECONDS. THE PILOT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OIL TEMP WAS UNUSUALLY HIGH. AFTER THE FIRST TWO SURGES THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT INFORMED THE TOWER THAT THEY NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 27 WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED BACK TO RIVERSIDE FLIGHT ACADEMY BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE.
Other reports on N5184J · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.