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.
Pilot stated that 4 minutes after takeoff the engine shut off. Pilot did not believe he can safely return to a runway landing so he picked a spot in an open field and landed safely without damaging the aircraft or property on the ground and without injuring himself or his passenger.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT 4 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. PILOT DID NOT BELIEVE HE CAN SAFELY RETURN TO A RUNWAY LANDING SO HE PICKED A SPOT IN AN OPEN FIELD AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND AND WITHOUT INJURING HIMSELF OR HIS PASSENGER.
Other reports on N5138J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.