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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Kitfox · Vici, OK · June 11, 2008

Date: June 11, 2008 · 11:30 local
Place: Vici, OK
Airport: Vici Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5929
Reported as: Amtr Kitfox
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total92 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated: tookoff from kcff (clinton, OK) headed toward ft collins/loveland and climbed to 8500 MSL noted temp was high and reduced power to reduce temp. Pilot reduced power further and was unable to maintain level flight with reduced power, called 121.3 and talked with united, squawked 7700 turned toward nearest airport (Vici, OK) couldn't maintain altitude and thought of landing but noted temp had gone down. Pilot tried nursing aircraft to Vici, OK and climbed again then decided to make precautionary landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED: TOOKOFF FROM KCFF (CLINTON, OK) HEADED TOWARD FT COLLINS/LOVELAND AND CLIMBED TO 8500 MSL NOTED TEMP WAS HIGH AND REDUCED POWER TO REDUCE TEMP. PILOT REDUCED POWER FURTHER AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT WITH REDUCED POWER, CALLED 121.3 AND TALKED WITH UNITED, SQUAWKED 7700 TURNED TOWARD NEAREST AIRPORT (VICI, OK) COULDN'T MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND THOUGHT OF LANDING BUT NOTED TEMP HAD GONE DOWN. PILOT TRIED NURSING AIRCRAFT TO VICI, OK AND CLIMBED AGAIN THEN DECIDED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.