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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Swanson Raymond H FLIGHTSTAR II SC · Tulsa, OK · January 2, 2012

Date
January 2, 2012 · 07:45 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Airport
Harvey Young Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N154RS
Reported as
Swanson Raymond H Flightstar II SC
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
544 total544 in this make and model4 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.

The pilot and a passenger were flying this aircraft when the engine RPM slowed approximately 1,000 rpm's. at that time the pilot tried to add a little power and the engine locked up. The aircraft was flying at approximately 1,ooo ft. the pilot landed the aircraft in a pasture doing minimal damage to the aircraft. The engine has 4.9 hours since overhaul.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT WHEN THE ENGINE RPM SLOWED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 RPM'S. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT TRIED TO ADD A LITTLE POWER AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 1,OOO FT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PASTURE DOING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE HAS 4.9 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL.