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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Punxsutawney, PA · April 6, 1989

Date: April 6, 1989 · 10:30 local
Place: Punxsutawney, PA
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5188M
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine: Continental A65*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 932 total40 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5188MRegistered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 10488 · Built 1947 Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on touch and go takeoff. Landed in field. Corrosion in float bowl assembly. Clogged metering jet.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FIELD. CORROSION IN FLOAT BOWL ASSEMBLY. CLOGGED METERING JET.