38.5816° N, 121.4944° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 6, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N11EN
Reported as
Maule M4220C
Reported engine
Franklin 6A350C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
264 total145 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
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.
(-23) Pilot reported a rough running engine on down wind leg for landing at sac. He was unable to reach the airport and was forced to land on jefferson street in west Sacramento. Investigation revealed a identification sticker from the air filter was blocking the venturi in the MA-5 carburetor. Removed sticker and engine operated normal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE ON DOWN WIND LEG FOR LANDING AT SAC. HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON JEFFERSON STREET IN WEST SACRAMENTO. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A IDENTIFICATION STICKER FROM THE AIR FILTER WAS BLOCKING THE VENTURI IN THE MA-5 CARBURETOR. REMOVED STICKER AND ENGINE OPERATED NORMAL.