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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr SH-2R · Encinintas, CA · August 7, 2000

Date: August 7, 2000 · 16:20 local
Place: Encinintas, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N26PB
Reported as: Amtr SH2R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 621 total275 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

N26PBRegistered now · Jenkins/Decker SH-2RS/N 585 R · Built 1986 Airframe modelJenkins/Decker SH-2R Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Experimental aircraft departed palomar airport, carlsbad, CA. For local flight. Approximately 20 minutes in the flight, the aircraft's engine lost power. The pilot indicated that the power loss came without any warning. The pilot executed a landing on the southbound lane of the I-5 freeway south of the leucadia exit in the city of encinitas. There was no injuries and or damage to persons, property, or the aircraft. Investigation revealed a malfunction in the aircraft's fuel system related to the fuel control unit(fuel injected engine). Further tests will be conducted on the fuel control unit to determine the malfunctioning component by a certified repair station. This incident report is not related to any nmac's or pilot deviations reported by ATC.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PALOMAR AIRPORT, CARLSBAD, CA. FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES IN THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE POWER LOSS CAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE PILOT EXECUTED A LANDING ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF THE I-5 FREEWAY SOUTH OF THE LEUCADIA EXIT IN THE CITY OF ENCINITAS. THERE WAS NO INJURIES AND OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS, PROPERTY, OR THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SYSTEM RELATED TO THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT(FUEL INJECTED ENGINE). FURTHER TESTS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT TO DETERMINE THE MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENT BY A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION. THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY NMAC'S OR PILOT DEVIATIONS REPORTED BY ATC.