What happened
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(-23) RC-3-3 a seabee, N6175K sustained substantial damage to the right wing sponson and wing spar and left main landing gear as a result of a forced landing after departing the Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells airport (dll), Baraboo, Wisconsin on October 12, 2000. The pilot in command and second pilot on board the aircraft were not injured. The aircraft, which had been recently purchased by the second pilot, william law, was being operated under a special flight authorization for the purpose of maintenance. The ferry flight had originated in south dakota. The aircraft landed in Baraboo because of a rough running engine. Maintenance personnel at Baraboo replaced a magneto. A ground check of the engine after the magneto replacement was normal. Mr. Bennett taylor, the pilot-in-command reported that after a normal takeoff on runway 19, at an altitude of 250 to 400 feet, the airspeed and rate of climb began to decay. He stated he reduced the pitch attitude and verified that the power, propeller, mixture and carburetor heat were full forward. Mr. Taylor reported there was no change in the sound of the engine. He stated the airspeed continued to decay, and there was insufficient altitude to turn back to the runway so he maneuvered the aircraft to land in a corn field. Inspector charles ebert of the milwaukee, FSDO inspected the aircraft after it had been moved back to the Baraboo airport. He reported that the number 5 cylinder intake valve spring had broken.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RC-3-3 A SEABEE, N6175K SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPONSON AND WING SPAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AS A RESULT OF A FORCED LANDING AFTER DEPARTING THE BARABOO-WISCONSIN DELLS AIRPORT (DLL), BARABOO, WISCONSIN ON OCTOBER 12, 2000. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SECOND PILOT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH HAD BEEN RECENTLY PURCHASED BY THE SECOND PILOT, WILLIAM LAW, WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER A SPECIAL FLIGHT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTENANCE. THE FERRY FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN BARABOO BECAUSE OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT BARABOO REPLACED A MAGNETO. A GROUND CHECK OF THE ENGINE AFTER THE MAGNETO REPLACEMENT WAS NORMAL. MR. BENNETT TAYLOR, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REPORTED THAT AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 250 TO 400 FEET, THE AIRSPEED AND RATE OF CLIMB BEGAN TO DECAY. HE STATED HE REDUCED THE PITCH ATTITUDE AND VERIFIED THAT THE POWER, PROPELLER, MIXTURE AND CARBURETOR HEAT WERE FULL FORWARD. MR. TAYLOR REPORTED THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE. HE STATED THE AIRSPEED CONTINUED TO DECAY, AND THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY SO HE MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN A CORN FIELD. INSPECTOR CHARLES EBERT OF THE MILWAUKEE, FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT HAD BEEN MOVED BACK TO THE BARABOO AIRPORT. HE REPORTED THAT THE NUMBER 5 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE SPRING HAD BROKEN.
NTSB investigation
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