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FAA incident report · Amtr MERLIN GT · Crivitz, WI · August 15, 2008

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Date
August 15, 2008 · 19:30 local
Place
Crivitz, WI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6338M
Reported as
Amtr Merlingt
Reported engine
AMTR JABIRU3300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total50 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N6338MRegistered now · Higgins David Matthew MERLIN GTS/N DMH01Airframe modelHiggins David Matthew MERLIN GT

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While in cruise flight at approximately 1,200 feet AGL, the engine failed. The pilot executed a forced landing in a corn field 7 miles southwest of the Crivitz, Wisconsin airport (3D1) causing minor damage to the landing gear and propeller. The engine failed due to a plug extracting itself out and lodging between the rocker arm and valve cover of the nr 2 cylinder. This impeded the operation of the push rod and valve. The pilot is the holder of a student pilot certificate and operated the flight with a passenger onboard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CRIVITZ, WISCONSIN AIRPORT (3D1) CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A PLUG EXTRACTING ITSELF OUT AND LODGING BETWEEN THE ROCKER ARM AND VALVE COVER OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER. THIS IMPEDED THE OPERATION OF THE PUSH ROD AND VALVE. THE PILOT IS THE HOLDER OF A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND OPERATED THE FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER ONBOARD.