# Incident 20190418003039I: Wendel James J RV-4, San Bernardino, CA, April 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1083° N, 117.2898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bernardino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1083&lon=-117.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77WK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77WK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wendel James J RV-4 (registry code 05608HY, https://openairdocs.org/model/wendel-james-j-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WENDEL JAMES J RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,309 total, 2,084 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190418003039I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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