20090525006939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Lee Vining, CA · May 25, 2009

Date: May 25, 2009 · 09:45 local
Place: Lee Vining, CA
Airport: Lee Vining
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4499J
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 210 total40 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N4499JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22920 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot reported that the aircraft lost engine power after departing Lee Vining (O24), CA, airport and the pilot elected to declare an emeregncy and landed on an island in mono lake. Reports from an airframe and powerplant mechanic that recovered the aircraft from the island, reported there was fuel leaking from the carburetor float bowl area. An 1A recovering the aircraft from the Lee Vining airprot and opened the carburetor air box and found a field mouse in the intake. IA removed the mouse and ran engine for five minutes with no problems.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AFTER DEPARTING LEE VINING (O24), CA, AIRPORT AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMEREGNCY AND LANDED ON AN ISLAND IN MONO LAKE. REPORTS FROM AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC THAT RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ISLAND, REPORTED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL AREA. AN 1A RECOVERING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEE VINING AIRPROT AND OPENED THE CARBURETOR AIR BOX AND FOUND A FIELD MOUSE IN THE INTAKE. IA REMOVED THE MOUSE AND RAN ENGINE FOR FIVE MINUTES WITH NO PROBLEMS.