What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/28/2010, at approximately 1430 PST, an amateur built Starduster SA-300 made a forced landing approximately 21.5 miles east of the North Bend, OR airport (oth). The aircraft was being operated by the privacy data omittedbuilder, privacy data omitted under part 91 operating rules. The aircraft departed from roseburg, OR (rbg) at approximately 1400 PST for oth. privacy data omitted Had added approximately 15 gallons of 100LL prior to departure for a total of approximately 28 gallons of fuel on board, by a calibrated dip stick, in the main tank. privacy data omittedThe soul occupant, departed rsb and was flying with a wing man in another aircraft for oth. Once he reached altitude of approximately 4500 feet MSL he turned on the carb heat as a precaution. Approximately 30 minutes into the flight the aircraft engine lost power. The pilot was able to get the engine to respond temporarily by pumping the throttle, but the engine failed to regain power. The pilot chose a clear cut area in the forested mountains and made a forced landing causing substantial damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to the pilot. The pilot was able to turn the aircraft master power switch off and depart the aircraft under his own power. The local coast guard was dispatched to pick the pilot up and transport him to North Bend where he was taken to the local hospital for treatment. He was latter released that same afternoon.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/28/2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 PST, AN AMATEUR BUILT STARDUSTER SA-300 MADE A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY 21.5 MILES EAST OF THE NORTH BEND, OR AIRPORT (OTH). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BUILDER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER PART 91 OPERATING RULES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM ROSEBURG, OR (RBG) AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 PST FOR OTH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD ADDED APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF 100LL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 28 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD, BY A CALIBRATED DIP STICK, IN THE MAIN TANK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^THE SOUL OCCUPANT, DEPARTED RSB AND WAS FLYING WITH A WING MAN IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR OTH. ONCE HE REACHED ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 4500 FEET MSL HE TURNED ON THE CARB HEAT AS A PRECAUTION. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO RESPOND TEMPORARILY BY PUMPING THE THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO REGAIN POWER. THE PILOT CHOSE A CLEAR CUT AREA IN THE FORESTED MOUNTAINS AND MADE A FORCED LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT MASTER POWER SWITCH OFF AND DEPART THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER. THE LOCAL COAST GUARD WAS DISPATCHED TO PICK THE PILOT UP AND TRANSPORT HIM TO NORTH BEND WHERE HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. HE WAS LATTER RELEASED THAT SAME AFTERNOON.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.