20220212001769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schulze Craig W LANCAIR 320 · Moorpark, CA · February 12, 2022

Date
February 12, 2022 · 14:26 local
Place
Moorpark, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73S
Reported as
Schulze Craig W Lancair 320
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-EXP
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,850 total

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.

The pilot stated that suddenly without any indication of anything unusual there was a loud bang and the airplane began to vibrate violently. There was a very sudden deceleration. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on a golf course.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF ANYTHING UNUSUAL THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THERE WAS A VERY SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE.

Other reports on N73S · 1

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