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FAA incident report · Univar 415-CD · Oconto, WI · July 24, 1999

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Date
July 24, 1999 · 12:30 local
Place
Oconto, WI
Airport
Oconto Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3936H
Reported as
Univar 415CD
Reported engine
Continental C7512F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
202 total21 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N3936HRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 2017 · Ercoupe 415-CDS/N 4637 · Built 1947Airframe modelErcoupe 415-CDEngine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Ercoupe, N3936H sustained damage to its propeller, engine cowling and nose gear as a result of a forced landing two miles west of the Oconto Municipal Airport, Oconto, Wisconsin at approx 1230 CDT on July 24, 1999. The pilot-in-comman, justin rodell and his passenger were not injured. Mr. Rodell reported that he had initially departed hartford, Wisconsin, landed and wausau, Wisconsin and then departed wausau with an intended destination of Oconto. He stated that approx. eight miles west of Oconto, at an altitude of 1200 feet AGL the aircraft engine started to vibrate. He stated he reduced the power form 2500 rmp to 2000 RPM but the vibration continued. Mr. Rodell stated he maintained the altitude and that approx. two miles west of the airport, the engine quit. He stated he was too low to make the airport so he landed in a field of tall grass. Inspector charles ebert of the milwaukee FSDO inspected the aircraft after it had been transported back to its home base of hartford, Wisconsin. He reported that the number 3 and 4 cylinders and no compression and that the oil screen had a high concentration of metal. Additionally, a recent soap test indicated higher than normal iron oxide.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ERCOUPE, N3936H SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING AND NOSE GEAR AS A RESULT OF A FORCED LANDING TWO MILES WEST OF THE OCONTO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OCONTO, WISCONSIN AT APPROX 1230 CDT ON JULY 24, 1999. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAN, JUSTIN RODELL AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. MR. RODELL REPORTED THAT HE HAD INITIALLY DEPARTED HARTFORD, WISCONSIN, LANDED AND WAUSAU, WISCONSIN AND THEN DEPARTED WAUSAU WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF OCONTO. HE STATED THAT APPROX. EIGHT MILES WEST OF OCONTO, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1200 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE. HE STATED HE REDUCED THE POWER FORM 2500 RMP TO 2000 RPM BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. MR. RODELL STATED HE MAINTAINED THE ALTITUDE AND THAT APPROX. TWO MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT. HE STATED HE WAS TOO LOW TO MAKE THE AIRPORT SO HE LANDED IN A FIELD OF TALL GRASS. INSPECTOR CHARLES EBERT OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT HAD BEEN TRANSPORTED BACK TO ITS HOME BASE OF HARTFORD, WISCONSIN. HE REPORTED THAT THE NUMBER 3 AND 4 CYLINDERS AND NO COMPRESSION AND THAT THE OIL SCREEN HAD A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF METAL. ADDITIONALLY, A RECENT SOAP TEST INDICATED HIGHER THAN NORMAL IRON OXIDE.