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Incident Details
General Information
Title: Inflight Drive Belt Malfunction
Date: 05/31/2012
Time: 1830
Location: Phoenixville, Pa
Pilot Information
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Pilot weight (without motor): US Pounds
Rating:
Intermediate (PPG2 or Equivalent)
Experience:
50+ Hours Solo
Incident Detail Information
Type of Incident:
Powerplant/Equipment Malfunction
Primary Cause:
Mechanical Failure: Powerplant/Propeller
Contributing Distractions:
Other
Windspeed:
Light (Less than 5 MPH)
Wind Type:
Steady
Thermal Conditions:
None
Visibility: Unrestricted
Surface:
Grass
Terrain:
Flat
Site Elevation: 310 (feet above sea level)
Phase of Flight:
Cruise
Purpose of Flight:
Recreation
Safety Gear Used:
None
Helmet Full
Helmet Other
Protective Boots
Knee-pads
Elbow-pads
Wrist Guards
Reserve
Knife
Gloves
Strobe
Unknown
Communications:
Two-way Radio w/ Helmet Mike & PTT
Damage to Pilot's Equipment:
None
Wing: Dudek Synthesis 34
Motor: Fresh Breeze Monster
Injury Information
Pilot/Passenger Injury Severity:
None
Hosipitalization:
Not Applicable
Injuries:
None
Head
Face
Neck
Chest
Back
Abdomen
Shoulder
Arm
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist
Hand
Pelvis
Thigh
Calf
Ankle
Foot
Knee
Unknown
Collateral Damage:
None
By-Stander
Other Pilot
Animal
Property
Unknown
Narrative: Cruising up the Schuylkill River when the drive belt malfunctioned. I shut the engine down to prevent internal damage and descended into a grass field.
EHV lines prevented a straight-in approach to the field adjacent a bark-park.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmfQv1NATYI&hd=1
Contributing Factors:
- belt condition missed during preflight :-(
- identifying suitable landing areas during flight
- communication gear allowed pickup coordination before I even landed
Photo:
No photo on file.
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