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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · SZD SZD-45A OGAR · Baker, CA · June 20, 2007

Date: June 20, 2007 · 13:45 local
Place: Baker, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N141AS
Reported as: SZD SZD45AOGAR
Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,250 total25 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N141ASRegistered now · Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-45A OGARS/N B-775 Airframe modelPdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-45A OGAR Engine modelRevmaster 2100Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 20, 2007 pilot of N141AS initiated a VFR flight from skylark field (CA89) to jean airport (0L7) with fuel stop at apple valley airport (kapv) to deliver motorglider. Approximately 10AM local time pilot departd from skylark field (CA89) to apple valley airport (kapv), during this flight engine was running rough on climb-out for approx. 15-20 seconds, pilot circled airfield and adjusted mixture and the engine began to clean up. Pilot landed at apple valley airport (kapv). Pilot departed apple valley airport and was headed to jean airport cruising altitude at 7500 feet starting to climb to 9500 feet when the engine began to run rough. Pilot adjusted mixture with no improvements when the engine failed. Pilot tried several times to restart engine with no results. Aircraft began to drop in altitude and pilot looked for the safest place to land, which was 15 miles west on I-15 on the northbound lane. Aircraft landed with no damage or injuries noted. No post fire upon landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2007 PILOT OF N141AS INITIATED A VFR FLIGHT FROM SKYLARK FIELD (CA89) TO JEAN AIRPORT (0L7) WITH FUEL STOP AT APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (KAPV) TO DELIVER MOTORGLIDER. APPROXIMATELY 10AM LOCAL TIME PILOT DEPARTD FROM SKYLARK FIELD (CA89) TO APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (KAPV), DURING THIS FLIGHT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH ON CLIMB-OUT FOR APPROX. 15-20 SECONDS, PILOT CIRCLED AIRFIELD AND ADJUSTED MIXTURE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO CLEAN UP. PILOT LANDED AT APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (KAPV). PILOT DEPARTED APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT AND WAS HEADED TO JEAN AIRPORT CRUISING ALTITUDE AT 7500 FEET STARTING TO CLIMB TO 9500 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT ADJUSTED MIXTURE WITH NO IMPROVEMENTS WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. PILOT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART ENGINE WITH NO RESULTS. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DROP IN ALTITUDE AND PILOT LOOKED FOR THE SAFEST PLACE TO LAND, WHICH WAS 15 MILES WEST ON I-15 ON THE NORTHBOUND LANE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES NOTED. NO POST FIRE UPON LANDING.