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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Spanish Fork, UT · July 10, 2005

Date: July 10, 2005 · 11:12 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8SC
Reported as: Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO360H1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total650 in this make and model70 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) Engine started to run rough for a moment then quit. The windmilling engine then restarted, then quit again. The pilot made several attempts to start, but was unable. The pilot picked out an emergency landing spot on a straight level asphalt road. A van was maneuvering on the road, which required the pilot's attention. The pilot saw a power cable just before hitting it with the main gear. The impact with the cable greatly diminished the air speed, and the aircraft dropped to the road, landing hard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH FOR A MOMENT THEN QUIT. THE WINDMILLING ENGINE THEN RESTARTED, THEN QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START, BUT WAS UNABLE. THE PILOT PICKED OUT AN EMERGENCY LANDING SPOT ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL ASPHALT ROAD. A VAN WAS MANEUVERING ON THE ROAD, WHICH REQUIRED THE PILOT'S ATTENTION. THE PILOT SAW A POWER CABLE JUST BEFORE HITTING IT WITH THE MAIN GEAR. THE IMPACT WITH THE CABLE GREATLY DIMINISHED THE AIR SPEED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE ROAD, LANDING HARD.