# Incident 20070224002999I: Univar 1081, Elko, NV, February 24, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2007, 14:20 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9088K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9088K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070224002999I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING OPERATION AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 9500' MSL, THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WENT TO A REDUCED POWER CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN A FIELD; HOWEVER, DURING TAXI, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WENT INTO A RUT AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. A POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #4 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM SHAFT FAILED (BROKE) CAUSING AN ENGINE POWER REDUCTION AND SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED 30 MILES NORTH OF ELKO, NEVADA NEAR THE HAYSTACK RANCH. THE PILOT SAID THE VOR FIX WAS 359 DEGREES FROM THE BQU VOR, 30 DME.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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