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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Fisher · St Clair, MI · September 14, 1997

Date: September 14, 1997 · 13:30 local
Place: St Clair, MI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2117J
Reported as: Amtr Fisher
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total160 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N2117JRegistered now · Mehl Eric R FISHER CLASSICS/N 96 · Built 1995 Airframe modelMehl Eric R FISHER CLASSIC Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: dear Mr. Perkins, on September 14, 97, I was flying my Fisher classic N2117J over muscamoot bay. The engine failed and I landed my airplane in approx. 3 feet of water in the marsh. Enclosed are pictures of the engine part that failed. Eric r. mehl pilot statement received 6 oct 97. Rotary valve gear failed (picture attached) which caused engine to stop. (-23) on September 14, 1997, I was flying my Fisher classic N2117J over muscomoot bay. The engine failed and I landed my airplane in approx. 3 feet of water in the marsh. Enclosed are pictures of the engine part that failed. (Pilot statement received 6 oct 97).

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DEAR MR. PERKINS, ON SEPTEMBER 14, 97, I WAS FLYING MY FISHER CLASSIC N2117J OVER MUSCAMOOT BAY. THE ENGINE FAILED AND I LANDED MY AIRPLANE IN APPROX. 3 FEET OF WATER IN THE MARSH. ENCLOSED ARE PICTURES OF THE ENGINE PART THAT FAILED. ERIC R. MEHL PILOT STATEMENT RECEIVED 6 OCT 97. ROTARY VALVE GEAR FAILED (PICTURE ATTACHED) WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1997, I WAS FLYING MY FISHER CLASSIC N2117J OVER MUSCOMOOT BAY. THE ENGINE FAILED AND I LANDED MY AIRPLANE IN APPROX. 3 FEET OF WATER IN THE MARSH. ENCLOSED ARE PICTURES OF THE ENGINE PART THAT FAILED. (PILOT STATEMENT RECEIVED 6 OCT 97).