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FAA incident report · Tcraft BC · Terre Haute, IN · March 13, 2004

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Date
March 13, 2004 · 14:38 local
Place
Terre Haute, IN
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N96179
Reported as
Tcraft BC
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
820 total22 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N96179Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DS/N 8479 · Built 1946Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 03/13/2004 During climb after departure from runway 12 Terre Haute (huf) at between 300 and 400 feet and 2 miles from the airport (huf) the engine lost power and ceased to operate. The pilot attempted to return to the airport but was unable, landing the aircraft in a farm field south of the airport. No injuries were incurred the aircraft did not sustain damage. 03/24/2004 the aircraft was inspected at (huf) hanger #27W with the following observations: 1) left wing sustained minor damage from ground impact. 2) both wings removed by a third party. 3) no fuel in the wings as it was drained to remove the wings. 4) engine cowling and induction system sustained minor damage from ground impact. 5) both landing gear sustained damage from ground impact. 6) all engine cylinders ahd compression. 7) both magnetos generated ignition. 9) all engine controls operated normal 10) carburetor and fuel sump contained fuel. 11) no water or other contamination was found in the carburetor or fuel sump drain mounted on the engine firewall. 12) engine oil was full and contained no discoloration or abnormal smell from a possible over heat condition. 13) no abnormal sounds from the engine were heard asit was pulled through to determine compression status. At this time no major damage was observed and no determination as to why the engine ceased to operate was made.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 03/13/2004 DURING CLIMB AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 12 TERRE HAUTE (HUF) AT BETWEEN 300 AND 400 FEET AND 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT (HUF) THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND CEASED TO OPERATE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE, LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN A FARM FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE. 03/24/2004 THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT (HUF) HANGER #27W WITH THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS: 1) LEFT WING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM GROUND IMPACT. 2) BOTH WINGS REMOVED BY A THIRD PARTY. 3) NO FUEL IN THE WINGS AS IT WAS DRAINED TO REMOVE THE WINGS. 4) ENGINE COWLING AND INDUCTION SYSTEM SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM GROUND IMPACT. 5) BOTH LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM GROUND IMPACT. 6) ALL ENGINE CYLINDERS AHD COMPRESSION. 7) BOTH MAGNETOS GENERATED IGNITION. 9) ALL ENGINE CONTROLS OPERATED NORMAL 10) CARBURETOR AND FUEL SUMP CONTAINED FUEL. 11) NO WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR OR FUEL SUMP DRAIN MOUNTED ON THE ENGINE FIREWALL. 12) ENGINE OIL WAS FULL AND CONTAINED NO DISCOLORATION OR ABNORMAL SMELL FROM A POSSIBLE OVER HEAT CONDITION. 13) NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS FROM THE ENGINE WERE HEARD ASIT WAS PULLED THROUGH TO DETERMINE COMPRESSION STATUS. AT THIS TIME NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AND NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THE ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE WAS MADE.