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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Bag B2061 · Cairo, IL · July 9, 2006

Date
July 9, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place
Cairo, IL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N163
Reported as
Bag B2061
Reported engine
Continental GIO470A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed runway 14 at Cairo, Illinois on post maintenance local flight. The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff he experienced a "loss of thrust" on the left engine. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing off the airport due to the inability to maintain altitude. No injuries to the pilot or passenger were sustained during this event and the aircraft received minor damage as a result of the emergency landing. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 AT CAIRO, ILLINOIS ON POST MAINTENANCE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF HE EXPERIENCED A "LOSS OF THRUST" ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF THE AIRPORT DUE TO THE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE SUSTAINED DURING THIS EVENT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.