# Incident 20180910013369I: Sterling David M L2K, Reno, NV, September 10, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2018, 12:20 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sterling David M L2K (registry code 05619WX, https://openairdocs.org/model/sterling-david-m-l2k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STERLING DAVID M L2K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180910013369I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE SPORTS CLASS PRACTICE/QUAL RACE RACER #8, N#5S, PILOT CALLED A MAYDAY AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20PM.  THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH DURING THIS PRACTICE/QUAL.  HE PULLED OFF THE COURSE AND GAINED ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT REDUCED POWER.  THE REPORTED THAT ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH.  PILOT STATED THE PROPELLER LIBERATED FROM AIRCRAFT.  PILOT MADE A DEAD STICK LANDING TO RUNWAY 14.

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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