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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E · Warner Springs, CA · September 23, 2018

Date: September 23, 2018 · 13:00 local
Place: Warner Springs, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N455S
Reported as: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E
Reported engine: Mid-West Engine AE50RAB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N455SRegistered now · Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 ES/N 26183 · Built 2001 Airframe modelSchleicher Alexander ASH 26 E Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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 climb about 400 to 500 feet the engine RPM dropped dramatically. The pilot received a call from the ground indicating they thought they saw smoke from the engine compartment. Aircraft engine shut-down, the prop was stopped and aircraft landed safely. The drive belt assembly failure was the source of smoke and small flame in the engine compartment.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB ABOUT 400 TO 500 FEET THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. THE PILOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE GROUND INDICATING THEY THOUGHT THEY SAW SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUT-DOWN, THE PROP WAS STOPPED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. THE DRIVE BELT ASSEMBLY FAILURE WAS THE SOURCE OF SMOKE AND SMALL FLAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Other reports on N455S · 1

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

Accident 20100615036242AManeuver · Parowan, UTOn Tuesday June 15, 2010 at 1533 mountain daylight time, N455S a Schleicher alexander gmbh & co. model ash 26 e glider piloted by [privacy data omitted] and N514TW a schempp-hirth model ventus 2CT glider piloted by [privacy data omitted] were involved in a…Jun 15, 2010 · Substantial damage