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FAA incident report · Amtr WARREPICAP47 · Chicago/Aurora, IL · November 28, 1998

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Date
November 28, 1998 · 11:31 local
Place
Chicago/Aurora, IL
Airport
Aurora Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N47EM
Reported as
Amtr WARREPICAP47
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total31 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N47EMRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Moreno W.A.R. REPLICA P-47S/N 40 · Built 1988Airframe modelMoreno W.A.R. REPLICA P-47Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-5) Took off from dpa to arr and did some airwork practicing simulated landings and stalls. Established aircraft on final @ 80 mph. Engine quit @ 900 MSL, 150' AGL, set up for dead stick landing. Aircraft was almost in flair when engine came back to life. Aircraft was trimmed nose high. Aircraft climbed, stalled, and then landed flat, shearing right landing gear. Carb heat was put on during base leg. Pylon tanks and gaselator had water during preflight at dpa. While landing on rwy 27 at arr during the stall, the acft drifted to the right (5 kt wind out of 190) and landed in the grass. Due to the damage sustained in the incident, the engine was not run up. Post incident inspection of the engine revealed that all of the key elements were present for the engine to operate normally. All spark plugs were checked and found to be serviceable. Fuel was present in the tanks and the gasalator with no visible sign of contamination. Turning the engine over by hand showed that all cylinders had compression and a spark was present.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) TOOK OFF FROM DPA TO ARR AND DID SOME AIRWORK PRACTICING SIMULATED LANDINGS AND STALLS. ESTABLISHED AIRCRAFT ON FINAL @ 80 MPH. ENGINE QUIT @ 900 MSL, 150' AGL, SET UP FOR DEAD STICK LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS ALMOST IN FLAIR WHEN ENGINE CAME BACK TO LIFE. AIRCRAFT WAS TRIMMED NOSE HIGH. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED, STALLED, AND THEN LANDED FLAT, SHEARING RIGHT LANDING GEAR. CARB HEAT WAS PUT ON DURING BASE LEG. PYLON TANKS AND GASELATOR HAD WATER DURING PREFLIGHT AT DPA. WHILE LANDING ON RWY 27 AT ARR DURING THE STALL, THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT (5 KT WIND OUT OF 190) AND LANDED IN THE GRASS. DUE TO THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN THE INCIDENT, THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUN UP. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT ALL OF THE KEY ELEMENTS WERE PRESENT FOR THE ENGINE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE TANKS AND THE GASALATOR WITH NO VISIBLE SIGN OF CONTAMINATION. TURNING THE ENGINE OVER BY HAND SHOWED THAT ALL CYLINDERS HAD COMPRESSION AND A SPARK WAS PRESENT.