20070817017899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbau EDGE X · Fairbanks, AK · August 17, 2007

Date
August 17, 2007 · 18:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31585
Reported as
Airbau Edgex
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

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 across river in the practice area when his engine lost power. He made an unpowered landing in some brush in a muskeg area with minor damage to the cowl of the aircraft. This is an experimental weight shift ultra light that qualifies as a light sport aircraft. Powerplant is a 2 cycle Rotax engine. Outside air temp was 85 f degrees. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ACROSS RIVER IN THE PRACTICE AREA WHEN HIS ENGINE LOST POWER. HE MADE AN UNPOWERED LANDING IN SOME BRUSH IN A MUSKEG AREA WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COWL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL WEIGHT SHIFT ULTRA LIGHT THAT QUALIFIES AS A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT. POWERPLANT IS A 2 CYCLE ROTAX ENGINE. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 85 F DEGREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^