20190101007219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lezin Jeremy S AIR CAM · Stuart, FL · January 1, 2019

Date: January 1, 2019 · 11:00 local
Place: Stuart, FL
Airport: Whitham Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51SC
Reported as: Lezin Jeremy S AIR CAM
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N51SCRegistered now · Lezin Jeremy S AIR CAMS/N AC-017 · Built 1999 Airframe modelLezin Jeremy S AIR CAM Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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 approach to Stuart witham airport the aircraft suddenly pitched up and to the left without control input. Pilot was able to control aircraft with forward stick and variable power to make a forced landing in a field approximately 2 miles west of the airport. Pilot inspected the aircraft after landing and found that one of the upper horizontal stabilizer support cables was severed. Aircraft did not sustain damage as a result of the forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

DURING APPROACH TO STUART WITHAM AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PITCHED UP AND TO THE LEFT WITHOUT CONTROL INPUT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT WITH FORWARD STICK AND VARIABLE POWER TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE UPPER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT CABLES WAS SEVERED. AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FORCED LANDING.