# Accident 20111014025209A: Miller James Alan AVID FLYER, Susanville, CA, October 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2011, 11:17 local time
- Place: Susanville, CA
- Airport: Spaulding Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6503° N, 120.7685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPAULDING (1Q2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6503&lon=-120.7685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4077B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4077B-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller James Alan AVID FLYER (registry code 056169U, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-james-alan-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLER JAMES ALAN AVID FLYER
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,631 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111014025209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLOWN FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR IN THE LOCAL AREA.  HE PERFORMED A FULL STOP LANDING AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND WITH THE ENGINE STILL WARM, HE PERFORMED ANOTHER FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  DURING INITIAL CLIMB-OUT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF A FORCED LANDING IN A WOODED AREA.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL LINES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE IN-LINE PAPER ELEMENT FUEL FILTERS WERE CONTRARY TO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE FUEL LINE WERE SECURED WITH TIE-WRAPS AND NOT CLAMPS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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