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FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Plainfield, IL · August 30, 1998

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Date
August 30, 1998 · 16:15 local
Place
Plainfield, IL
Airport
Clow Internation Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7624B
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total300 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days
N7624BRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 13907Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 30, 1998 at 4:00PM, dst, a Piper J3-C65 departed Clow airport, Plainfield, IL on a test flight to "break-in" in newly overhauled engine. On descent to landing, carburetor heat was applied. An excessively rich mixture was encountered. The carburetor does not have a remote mixture control. The engine quit before the carburetor heat could be turned off. The aircraft landed in a field approx. 1/2 mile from the south end of Clow airport. No damage or fire to the aircraft. No injuries to the commercially rated pilot. Nothing follows.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 1998 AT 4:00PM, DST, A PIPER J3-C65 DEPARTED CLOW AIRPORT, PLAINFIELD, IL ON A TEST FLIGHT TO "BREAK-IN" IN NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE. ON DESCENT TO LANDING, CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED. AN EXCESSIVELY RICH MIXTURE WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE CARBURETOR DOES NOT HAVE A REMOTE MIXTURE CONTROL. THE ENGINE QUIT BEFORE THE CARBURETOR HEAT COULD BE TURNED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROX. 1/2 MILE FROM THE SOUTH END OF CLOW AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE OR FIRE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT. NOTHING FOLLOWS.