19990421103769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · New Orleans, LA · April 21, 1999

Date: April 21, 1999 · 19:54 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62DA
Reported as: Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO360A1E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 403 total94 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N62DARegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2008 · American Champion 8KCABS/N 806-98 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft engine quit after pilot performed aerobatic maneuvers. Aircraft was unable to glide to new airport and landed in lake ponchatrain. Pilot was uninjured. Aircraft recovered. Upon examination it was determined that fuel gascolator valve was allowing air into fuel system. privacy data omitted This was originally deemed to be an accident and was assigned accident number FTW99LA120. With agreement from nicole lupino, this was downgraded to an incident on 5/5/99.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AFTER PILOT PERFORMED AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO NEW AIRPORT AND LANDED IN LAKE PONCHATRAIN. PILOT WAS UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT RECOVERED. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL GASCOLATOR VALVE WAS ALLOWING AIR INTO FUEL SYSTEM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS WAS ORIGINALLY DEEMED TO BE AN ACCIDENT AND WAS ASSIGNED ACCIDENT NUMBER FTW99LA120. WITH AGREEMENT FROM NICOLE LUPINO, THIS WAS DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT ON 5/5/99.