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Incident

FAA incident report · Aronca 65-TAF · Peru, IL · July 4, 2001

Date: July 4, 2001 · 09:15 local
Place: Peru, IL
Airport: Illinois Valley Regional/Walter A
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N36817
Reported as: Aronca 65TAF
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,900 total75 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N36817Registration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Aeronca 65-TAFS/N F1561TA · Built 1941 Airframe modelAeronca 65-TAF Engine modelFranklin 4AC176B 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) At cruise, 2000 ft, 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot felt a vibration through the rudder pedals that he associated with a missfire in the engine. As the flight progressed an oil mist appeared on the windscreen. The pilot located the nearest airport, but during the approach the power began to fail. Due to power lines near the end of the runway, the pilot opted for a full stall landing in a bean field, 1/4 mile short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT CRUISE, 2000 FT, 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION THROUGH THE RUDDER PEDALS THAT HE ASSOCIATED WITH A MISSFIRE IN THE ENGINE. AS THE FLIGHT PROGRESSED AN OIL MIST APPEARED ON THE WINDSCREEN. THE PILOT LOCATED THE NEAREST AIRPORT, BUT DURING THE APPROACH THE POWER BEGAN TO FAIL. DUE TO POWER LINES NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT OPTED FOR A FULL STALL LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD, 1/4 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.