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FAA incident report · Lake LA-4 · Clewiston, FL · March 27, 2012

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Date
March 27, 2012 · 12:00 local
Place
Clewiston, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1166L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total190 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N1166LRegistered now · Lake LA-4S/N 328 · Built 1965Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 departed immokalee (imm) airport on climb out at 1000 feet experienced engine surging. Turn on fuel boost pump and continued climb to 2000 feet. Was unable to return to imm and decided to set aircraft down on to county road 846 just past crows nest grove rd. in hendry county Florida

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IMMOKALEE (IMM) AIRPORT ON CLIMB OUT AT 1000 FEET EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGING. TURN ON FUEL BOOST PUMP AND CONTINUED CLIMB TO 2000 FEET. WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO IMM AND DECIDED TO SET AIRCRAFT DOWN ON TO COUNTY ROAD 846 JUST PAST CROWS NEST GROVE RD. IN HENDRY COUNTY FLORIDA

Other reports on N1166L · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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