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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Amtr DRIFTER · Spokane, WA · August 17, 2008

Date: August 17, 2008 · 09:23 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Airport: Felts Field
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N824JR
Reported as: Amtr Drifter
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX277
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,100 total600 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N824JRRegistered now · Roth Lonnie R DRIFTERS/N 424 · Built 1983 Airframe modelRoth Lonnie R DRIFTER Engine modelRotax 2772 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) While on approach to Felts Field, Spokane WA, approximately 5 miles out, the Rotax 277 2-cycle engine started losing power. Pilot increased power scanned EGT, CHT, and fuel level for any abonrmal indications. He did not see any. The engine continued to lose power and at approximately 2 miles from the runway the engine shutdown. The pilot was able to land the light sport aircraft in the grass short of the runway. No damage was caused to the aircraft and no injury to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO FELTS FIELD, SPOKANE WA, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES OUT, THE ROTAX 277 2-CYCLE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. PILOT INCREASED POWER SCANNED EGT, CHT, AND FUEL LEVEL FOR ANY ABONRMAL INDICATIONS. HE DID NOT SEE ANY. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.