William John Schulz WJS JAYBIRD N735BS

Summary

On 10 August 1999 at about 18:20 local time, a William John Schulz WJS JAYBIRD registered N735BS was involved in an accident near Tangerine, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 August 1999 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Tangerine, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

William John Schulz WJS JAYBIRD

Registration

N735BS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Zellwood → Eustis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA228

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper torqueing of a rocker arm adjusting jam nut, that resulted in the adjuster loosening, and a partial loss of engine power. This resulted in the pilot making an off airport precautionary landing and subsequent nose over, during which the aircraft received substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he was enroute to Mid Florida Airport, Eustis, Florida, when a partial power loss and the inability to hold altitude necessitated a precautionary landing. The pilot said he executed a landing with a left quartering tailwind due to utility lines and trees blocking an approach into the wind. The aircraft bounced, and on the second bounce the right landing gear bent and the wind lifted the left wing. The aircraft slid, and slowly nosed over, coming to rest upside down, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. According to the pilot, the reason for engine power loss was due to insufficient torque on the jam nut exhaust valve adjuster (rocker arm) to number 4 cylinder.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.