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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Univac GC-1B · Corona, CA · July 13, 1996

Date: July 13, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place: Corona, CA
Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78300
Reported as: Univac GC1B
Reported engine: Continental C1252
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,600 total1,500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N78300Registered now · Temco GC-1BS/N 2300 · Built 1948 Airframe modelTemco GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on Saturday, July 13, 1996, at 1000 PDT lowell m. leftridge, PIC and owner of GC-1-B, N78300, departed Corona airport after a brief stop for breakfast to head home to cable airport. After take-off, Mr. Leftridge put his gear up. At 400 feet AGL, Mr. Leftridge stated that he started losing power in his engine and turned on carb heat, placed the mixture in rich and lean positions while setting the airplane on downwind. Upon turning base, Mr. Leftridge stated that he lost his engine completely and landed in a dirt field with gear up. He stated that he slid approximately 100 feet. Airplane was disassembled and trucked back to cable airport. Upon further investigation, a wasp was found in the fuel vent intake. This incident investigation is now closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1996, AT 1000 PDT LOWELL M. LEFTRIDGE, PIC AND OWNER OF GC-1-B, N78300, DEPARTED CORONA AIRPORT AFTER A BRIEF STOP FOR BREAKFAST TO HEAD HOME TO CABLE AIRPORT. AFTER TAKE-OFF, MR. LEFTRIDGE PUT HIS GEAR UP. AT 400 FEET AGL, MR. LEFTRIDGE STATED THAT HE STARTED LOSING POWER IN HIS ENGINE AND TURNED ON CARB HEAT, PLACED THE MIXTURE IN RICH AND LEAN POSITIONS WHILE SETTING THE AIRPLANE ON DOWNWIND. UPON TURNING BASE, MR. LEFTRIDGE STATED THAT HE LOST HIS ENGINE COMPLETELY AND LANDED IN A DIRT FIELD WITH GEAR UP. HE STATED THAT HE SLID APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. AIRPLANE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TRUCKED BACK TO CABLE AIRPORT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A WASP WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL VENT INTAKE. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS NOW CLOSED.