39.7285° N, 121.8375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 2008
Place
Chico, CA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Qiksil Sprint
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX447
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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) Aircraft departed oroville muni airport at 0930 hrs PDT enroute to Chico muni airport. During approach to Chico, the engine started running rough and lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft in a nearby field without further incident. The cause of the engine malfunction is tbd.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OROVILLE MUNI AIRPORT AT 0930 HRS PDT ENROUTE TO CHICO MUNI AIRPORT. DURING APPROACH TO CHICO, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NEARBY FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION IS TBD.