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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Hastedt Mar Kitfox Clas · Monroe, WI · July 24, 2010

Date
July 24, 2010 · 14:30 local
Place
Monroe, WI
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3076U
Reported as
Hastedt Mar Kitfox Clas
Reported engine
Amateur-built SUBARU EA-81
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
278 total110 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was enroute VFR from kgbg to C47 and lost power and oil pressure indication with some engine vibration. Turned immediately right towards keft. Aircraft slowly lost altitude while looking for airport. Pilot landed on a short road at an industrial park, stopped, and shut down the engine. Found broken pushrod on # 2 cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE VFR FROM KGBG TO C47 AND LOST POWER AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WITH SOME ENGINE VIBRATION. TURNED IMMEDIATELY RIGHT TOWARDS KEFT.AIRCRAFT SLOWLY LOST ALTITUDE WHILE LOOKING FOR AIRPORT. PILOT LANDED ON A SHORT ROAD AT AN INDUSTRIAL PARK, STOPPED, AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. FOUND BROKEN PUSHROD ON # 2 CYLINDER.