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FAA incident report · Sparks Burrell G SA6B FLUT-R-BUG · Terre Haute, IN · October 28, 2011

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Date
October 28, 2011 · 18:00 local
Place
Terre Haute, IN
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N10BM
Reported as
Sparks Burrell G SA6B FLUT-R-BUG
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total75 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N10BMRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2025 · Sparks Burrell G SA6B FLUT-R-BUGS/N P2107 · Built 1984Airframe modelSparks Burrell G SA6B FLUT-R-BUGEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On October 28, 2011 an experimental aircraft made a precautionary landing near the Terre Haute VOR station located northeast of the Terre Haute, international airport. The aircraft, a flut-r-bug with registration number N10BM, was being operated as a light sport aircraft when it experienced engine problems while trying to land at the Terre Haute, international airport. The pilot stated that anytime he raised the nose the engine would sputter as if it was experiencing fuel starvation. He reports having over five gallons of fuel onboard which would equate to approximately one hour of flying time. With unsuitable terrain between his location and the runway, he contacted the Terre Haute control tower and made a precautionary landing, IN a farm field, approximately three miles from the airport. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. Aircraft was removed from the field using the gravel road to the VOR. Thus there was no damage to any property where the aircraft landed. The reason for the engine roughness was found to be debris in the carburetor.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 28, 2011 AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING NEAR THE TERRE HAUTE VOR STATION LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE TERRE HAUTE, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, A FLUT-R-BUG WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N10BM, WAS BEING OPERATED AS A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS WHILE TRYING TO LAND AT THE TERRE HAUTE, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.THE PILOT STATED THAT ANYTIME HE RAISED THE NOSE THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AS IF IT WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL STARVATION. HE REPORTS HAVING OVER FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD WHICH WOULD EQUATE TO APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF FLYING TIME.WITH UNSUITABLE TERRAIN BETWEEN HIS LOCATION AND THE RUNWAY, HE CONTACTED THE TERRE HAUTE CONTROL TOWER AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, IN A FARM FIELD, APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD USING THE GRAVEL ROAD TO THE VOR. THUS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED.THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS WAS FOUND TO BE DEBRIS IN THE CARBURETOR.