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FAA incident report · Wood Stephen GLASTAR · New Smyrna, FL · July 19, 2025

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Date
July 19, 2025 · 10:40 local
Place
New Smyrna, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N600FY
Reported as
Wood Stephen Glastar
Reported engine
Aerosport Lycoming IO-320-D2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,151 total
N600FYRegistered now · Wood Stephen GLASTARS/N 5376 · Built 2003Airframe modelWood Stephen GLASTAREngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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On July 19, 2025 at approximately 0912 EST an experimental amateur built, 2003 Glastar departed spruce creek airport (7FL6), daytona beach, Florida with only the pilot on board. The aircraft climbed to 1800 feet MSL and during straight and level flight, the pilot noticed that the exhaust gas temperature (EGT) began to fluctuate, and confirmed that indicated fuel pressure, fuel flow, oil temperature, and oil pressure were within limits.

At approximately 0927 EST, the engine lost power without any audible or physical indication noted by the pilot. The pilot verified fuel flow still present to the engine and checked the mag switch and verfied the fuel boost pump was turned on and the engine would not start. The propeller started windmilling and the pilot determined the aircraft did not have sufficient altitude to safely land at the nearest airfield (coe field). The pilot surveyed state road 44 (SR-44) and determined it was safe to make an emergency landing and subsequently landed on the road, then immediately turned into the grass area of the divided highway. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft occurred. The aircraft was trailered back to a private hangar at 7FL6.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 19, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 0912 EST AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, 2003 GLASTAR DEPARTED SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT (7FL6), DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 1800 FEET MSL AND DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE (EGT) BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE, AND CONFIRMED THAT INDICATED FUEL PRESSURE, FUEL FLOW, OIL TEMPERATURE, AND OIL PRESSURE WERE WITHIN LIMITS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 0927 EST, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY AUDIBLE OR PHYSICAL INDICATION NOTED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT VERIFIED FUEL FLOW STILL PRESENT TO THE ENGINE AND CHECKED THE MAG SWITCH AND VERFIED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS TURNED ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE PROPELLER STARTED WINDMILLING AND THE PILOT DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO SAFELY LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRFIELD (COE FIELD). THE PILOT SURVEYED STATE ROAD 44 (SR-44) AND DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED ON THE ROAD, THEN IMMEDIATELY TURNED INTO THE GRASS AREA OF THE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILERED BACK TO A PRIVATE HANGAR AT 7FL6.