# Incident 20080815847089I: Amtr MERLINGT, Crivitz, WI, August 15, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2008, 19:30 local time
- Place: Crivitz, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2334° N, 88.0069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crivitz, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2334&lon=-88.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6338M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6338M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Higgins David Matthew MERLIN GT (registry code 05606DR, https://openairdocs.org/model/higgins-david-matthew-merlin-gt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MERLINGT
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080815847089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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