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FAA incident report · Amtr CH .701 · Kernville, CA · September 2, 1996

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Date
September 2, 1996 · 12:00 local
Place
Kernville, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1036M
Reported as
Amtr CH701
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total50 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N1036MRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2004 · Riggs Robert CH .701S/N 1701 · Built 1996Airframe modelRiggs Robert CH .701Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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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 09-02-96 an experimental homebuilt aircraft (N1036M) known as zenair CH-Z01 made a precautionary landing on state route 178 near the town of Kernville, CA. The private pilot made a landing on the highway was because he heard a loud noise and thought that he might have blown a water hose. The landing was successful and neither the aircraft or passenger were damaged as a result. Weather conditions were clear and no flight plan was filed. After inspection the pilot said that the starter flywheel had disintegrated and affected the magnetos operation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 09-02-96 AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT (N1036M) KNOWN AS ZENAIR CH-Z01 MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON STATE ROUTE 178 NEAR THE TOWN OF KERNVILLE, CA. THE PRIVATE PILOT MADE A LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY WAS BECAUSE HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THOUGHT THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BLOWN A WATER HOSE. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND NEITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR PASSENGER WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AFTER INSPECTION THE PILOT SAID THAT THE STARTER FLYWHEEL HAD DISINTEGRATED AND AFFECTED THE MAGNETOS OPERATION.