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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Robert J Norris NORRIS SKYBOLT SF1 · Deleon Springs, FL · March 12, 2023

Date
March 12, 2023 · 09:23 local
Place
Deleon Springs, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N23RN
Reported as
Robert J Norris Norris Skybolt SF-1
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,320 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.

Pilot was in flight and heard a loud "bang" then engine oil covered his windshield. He declared an emergency with engine loss power and landed in a cow pasture. Minor damage to l/h wing and MLG, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS IN FLIGHT AND HEARD A LOUD "BANG" THEN ENGINE OIL COVERED HIS WINDSHIELD. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ENGINE LOSS POWER AND LANDED IN A COW PASTURE. MINOR DAMAGE TO L/H WING AND MLG, NO INJURIES.