# Incident 20171020016199I: Henry Steven J JA 30 SUPERSTOL, Pontiac, MI, October 20, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2017, 15:20 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N906AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Henry Steven J JA 30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 056336C, https://openairdocs.org/model/henry-steven-j-ja-30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HENRY STEVEN J JA 30 SUPERSTOL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 80 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171020016199I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N960AP FROM PTK TO OZW WHEN AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO LOOK FOR A SUITABLE LANDING SITE  BECAUSE THE OPERATION OF THE ROTAX 914ULS ENGINE REQUIRES A SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP TO CONTINUE TO RUN. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND SPUTTER AS THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING IN A FIELD.

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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