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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr MURPHY REBEL · San Jose, CA · June 2, 2004

Date: June 2, 2004 · 10:30 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N7229N
Reported as: Amtr Murphyrebel
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 395 total395 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N7229NRegistered now · Mccracken Donald D MURPHY REBELS/N 422REB · Built 1999 Airframe modelMccracken Donald D MURPHY REBEL Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Pilot stated that he was having a problem with a new electronic ignition system in his aircraft. A new control unit and magnitos were installed and tested good. On the day of flight the system checked normal during the preflight and elected to fly the airplane in the pattern for a review. Take-off and pattern was normal to a touch and go. During departure at about 200-300 AGL the engine backfired and surged and then lost power. He elected to land in the grassy runway overrun area of 32R.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A NEW ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM IN HIS AIRCRAFT. A NEW CONTROL UNIT AND MAGNITOS WERE INSTALLED AND TESTED GOOD. ON THE DAY OF FLIGHT THE SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL DURING THE PREFLIGHT AND ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE IN THE PATTERN FOR A REVIEW. TAKE-OFF AND PATTERN WAS NORMAL TO A TOUCH AND GO. DURING DEPARTURE AT ABOUT 200-300 AGL THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND SURGED AND THEN LOST POWER. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN THE GRASSY RUNWAY OVERRUN AREA OF 32R.