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.
Pilot reported hearing a bang and the engine continued to loose power. The aircraft could not sustain flight due to power loss and the pilot was forced to land in a muddy field which caused the left gear leg to twist and propeller ground strike. The incident investigation revealed a stripped shear coupler between the engine and left magneto.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED HEARING A BANG AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOOSE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT SUSTAIN FLIGHT DUE TO POWER LOSS AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A MUDDY FIELD WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT GEAR LEG TO TWIST AND PROPELLER GROUND STRIKE. THE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A STRIPPED SHEAR COUPLER BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND LEFT MAGNETO.
Other reports on N896X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.