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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Heathparasol · Post Falls, ID · September 22, 2002

Date: September 22, 2002 · 12:00 local
Place: Post Falls, ID
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2768P
Reported as: Amtr Heathparasol
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total25 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot made a successful precautionary landing in a farm field due to tough running engine. Pilot determined problem may have been carburetor ice. Ground power check was good and pilot decided to continue his flight. There were about 20 horses in this farm field but were located away from the take off path. The pilot started his take off run and the horses decided to race him and then get in front of him. He cut power and swerved to miss the horses and hit a rock damaging the landing gear and the left wing tip. There were no injuries to either pilot or horse. Aircraft is tube and fabric construction. Damaged was minor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD DUE TO TOUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PILOT DETERMINED PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN CARBURETOR ICE. GROUND POWER CHECK WAS GOOD AND PILOT DECIDED TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT. THERE WERE ABOUT 20 HORSES IN THIS FARM FIELD BUT WERE LOCATED AWAY FROM THE TAKE OFF PATH. THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKE OFF RUN AND THE HORSES DECIDED TO RACE HIM AND THEN GET IN FRONT OF HIM. HE CUT POWER AND SWERVED TO MISS THE HORSES AND HIT A ROCK DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT WING TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT OR HORSE. AIRCRAFT IS TUBE AND FABRIC CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGED WAS MINOR.