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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Temco GC-1B · Sparta, TN · July 20, 2011

Date: July 20, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place: Sparta, TN
Airport: Uppercumber Regonial Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78274
Reported as: Temco GC-1B
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,000 total1,200 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N78274Registered now · Temco GC-1BS/N 2274 · Built 1946 Airframe modelTemco GC-1B Engine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft in route to swift foundation. Pilot made a precautionary landing due to a perceived fuel burn. Rt landing gear strut developled a leak at landing site. Aircraft had been sitting for a number of years, aircraft was on special flight permit for maintenance, "out of annual".added fuel and flew to closest airport to top off. Pilot had fuel receipt from early fuel purchased. Swift foundation stated this was a known problem with fuel venting.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT IN ROUTE TO SWIFT FOUNDATION.PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO A PERCEIVED FUEL BURN. RT LANDING GEAR STRUT DEVELOPLED A LEAK AT LANDING SITE. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AIRCRAFT WAS ON SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR MAINTENANCE, "OUT OF ANNUAL".ADDED FUEL AND FLEW TO CLOSEST AIRPORT TO TOP OFF. PILOT HAD FUEL RECEIPT FROM EARLY FUEL PURCHASED.SWIFT FOUNDATION STATED THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FUEL VENTING.