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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtraa BABY ACE · Newark, WV · August 31, 1997

Date: August 31, 1997 · 18:00 local
Place: Newark, WV
Airport: Hales Landing
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N514G
Reported as: Amtraa BABYACE*
Reported engine: Continental C8512F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,700 total5 in the last 90 days

N514GRegistered now · Guthrie Denver L BABY ACES/N 6280 Airframe modelGuthrie Denver L BABY ACE Engine modelContinental C85 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: report received of off airport emergency Landing immediately after departure from hale's Landing airport. Report states loss of engine power during climb out. Emergency Landing made into field adjacent to airfield, aircraft struck wire fence. Damage left main Landing gear and left wing. A/c currently under repair. Letter sent to PIC requesting details. Details provided by pilot revealed engine experienced carburetor icing after prolonged idling during take off preparations. Engine RPM slowly decayed during climb out; upon application of carb heat engine quit. Inspection of a/c revealed no engine discrepancies. Details of incident provided by pilot are consistent with engine carburetor icing. Matter is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: REPORT RECEIVED OF OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM HALE'S LANDING AIRPORT. REPORT STATES LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT. EMERGENCY LANDING MADE INTO FIELD ADJACENT TO AIRFIELD, AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRE FENCE. DAMAGE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING. A/C CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR. LETTER SENT TO PIC REQUESTING DETAILS. DETAILS PROVIDED BY PILOT REVEALED ENGINE EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICING AFTER PROLONGED IDLING DURING TAKE OFF PREPARATIONS. ENGINE RPM SLOWLY DECAYED DURING CLIMB OUT; UPON APPLICATION OF CARB HEAT ENGINE QUIT. INSPECTION OF A/C REVEALED NO ENGINE DISCREPANCIES. DETAILS OF INCIDENT PROVIDED BY PILOT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ENGINE CARBURETOR ICING. MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.