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FAA incident report · Wendel James J RV-4 · San Bernardino, CA · April 18, 2019

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Date
April 18, 2019 · 14:00 local
Place
San Bernardino, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N77WK
Reported as
Wendel James J RV-4
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,309 total2,084 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days
N77WKRegistered now · Wendel James J RV-4S/N 1468 · Built 1990Airframe modelWendel James J RV-4Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

April 18, 2019 N77WK an RV-4 experimental made an emergenc landing on the northbound I-215 freeway just north of the I-210 in San Bernardino CA.

The pilot stated that the engine cut out when he switched fuel tanks and that he went through a quick check of all the systems and tried to restart the engine while setting up for a landing on the highway. The landing was without incident, with no injuries or damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

APRIL 18, 2019 N77WK AN RV-4 EXPERIMENTAL MADE AN EMERGENC LANDING ON THE NORTHBOUND I-215 FREEWAY JUST NORTH OF THE I-210 IN SAN BERNARDINO CA.

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CUT OUT WHEN HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THAT HE WENT THROUGH A QUICK CHECK OF ALL THE SYSTEMS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE SETTING UP FOR A LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT, WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.