What happened
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(-23) This private pilot asel, instrument has no previous accidents, incidents, or violations on his record. He was enroute from reno to his home baseof north las vegas (vgt) on a solo commercial cross country training flight when his engine failed without any prior indications. The aircraft was in cruise regime, and the pilot declared an emergency and dead-sticked the a/c into Yerington, NV (O43). The engine failed in unusually high humidity co nditions, and would not restart notwithstanding the application of carburetor heat and other appropriate emergency procedures. The engine would not restart on the ground at Yerington. The a/c was test flown in the local area the next day by the owner. Satisfied that the engine was operating normally, the owner started back to north las vegas. On the way the engine failed again, but recovered with the application of carburetor heat. The flight proceeded then without further incident. When it arrived at home base, the aircrat was inspected by (operator) west air aviation maintenance personnel, with no discrepancies found. Dm cole provided aircraft times and said, in summary, that privacy data omitted privacy data omitted pilot remirez underwent "refresher training" in engine failure procedures with his flight instructor subsequent to the event. This incident investigation is closed without further action against either the pilot or the owner/operator of the aircraft. Ramirez did an excellent job of identifying a runway, and landing there without damage to the aircraft. The aircraft owner and westair personnel took reasonable precautions prior to flying the aircraft from Yerington to vgt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS PRIVATE PILOT ASEL, INSTRUMENT HAS NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS, OR VIOLATIONS ON HIS RECORD. HE WAS ENROUTE FROM RENO TO HIS HOME BASEOF NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT) ON A SOLO COMMERCIAL CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT WHEN HIS ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE REGIME, AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DEAD-STICKED THE A/C INTO YERINGTON, NV (O43). THE ENGINE FAILED IN UNUSUALLY HIGH HUMIDITY CO NDITIONS, AND WOULD NOT RESTART NOTWITHSTANDING THE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART ON THE GROUND AT YERINGTON. THE A/C WAS TEST FLOWN IN THE LOCAL AREA THE NEXT DAY BY THE OWNER. SATISFIED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, THE OWNER STARTED BACK TO NORTH LAS VEGAS. ON THE WAY THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN, BUT RECOVERED WITH THE APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED THEN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN IT ARRIVED AT HOME BASE, THE AIRCRAT WAS INSPECTED BY (OPERATOR) WEST AIR AVIATION MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. DM COLE PROVIDED AIRCRAFT TIMES AND SAID, IN SUMMARY, THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DA^ PILOT REMIREZ UNDERWENT "REFRESHER TRAINING" IN ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURES WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUBSEQUENT TO THE EVENT. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION AGAINST EITHER THE PILOT OR THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. RAMIREZ DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF IDENTIFYING A RUNWAY, AND LANDING THERE WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND WESTAIR PERSONNEL TOOK REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM YERINGTON TO VGT.
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