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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fritschle J Challenger · Tokeland, WA · January 2, 2011

Date: January 2, 2011 · 14:35 local
Place: Tokeland, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N63836
Reported as: Fritschle J Challenger
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N63836Registration cancelled Jun 29, 2019 · Fritschle Jeffrey J CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0698-1758 · Built 1999 Airframe modelFritschle Jeffrey J CHALLENGER II Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot had departed elma, WA for a flight out to the coast and was planning on returning to elma, WA where the aircraft is based. The pilot stated that during cruise flight the engine began to run rough. Pilot added full power and engine roughness cleared up. When he reduced to cruise power, engine would start running rough again and this recurred on several attempts to clear the engine. The pilot stated that he thought maybe he was getting carb ice, so he elected to do an emergency landing on the beach at Tokeland, WA.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED ELMA, WA FOR A FLIGHT OUT TO THE COAST AND WAS PLANNING ON RETURNING TO ELMA, WA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS CLEARED UP. WHEN HE REDUCED TO CRUISE POWER, ENGINE WOULD START RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND THIS RECURRED ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR THE ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT MAYBE HE WAS GETTING CARB ICE, SO HE ELECTED TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE BEACH AT TOKELAND, WA.