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FAA incident report · Starkel G/Newton W VANS ACFT RV-8 · Nebraska City, NE · August 13, 2012

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Date
August 13, 2012 · 10:45 local
Place
Nebraska City, NE
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N762DF
Reported as
Starkel G/Newton W Vans Acft RV-8
Reported engine
Amateur-built LYCOMING
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,300 total457 in this make and model131 in the last 90 days
N762DFRegistered now · Starkel G/Newton W VANS ACFT RV-8S/N 81933Airframe modelStarkel G/Newton W VANS ACFT RV-8Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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On August 13, 2012, at 10:45 CDT, an experimental RV-8, N762DF, was flying formation with N6315T on a VFR flight from st. joseph, Missouri, to columbus, Nebraska. The flight of two adjusted their track to the southwest to avoid a presidential TFR that was in the omaha, Nebraska, area. The RV-8, N762DF, experienced a significant loss of power and extreme vibration 10 miles southwest of Nebraska City, Nebraska. The PIC slowed the aircraft to 85 mph and reduced the power to 1200 RPM in an attempt to reduce the vibration on the aircraft. The PIC used the nearest function on his GPS to determine that klnk was the nearest airport to divert too, however, the ground track to fly direct klnk would take the flight of two into the TFR. The PIC called lnk tower on 118.5 and declared an emergency. The tower instructed the PIC to immediately contact lnk approach on 124.0, because of the presidential TFR in the area. The PIC flew direct to klnk being careful to keep us highway 2 below him as an alternate landing spot in the event of a complete loss of power. The PIC made an emergency landing on runway 36 at klnk with N6315T flying his wing. Both aircraft landed safely at klnk with no damage to the aircraft or airport property. Neither PIC was hurt during the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 13, 2012, AT 10:45 CDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL RV-8, N762DF, WAS FLYING FORMATION WITH N6315T ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, TO COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. THE FLIGHT OF TWO ADJUSTED THEIR TRACK TO THE SOUTHWEST TO AVOID A PRESIDENTIAL TFR THAT WAS IN THE OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AREA. THE RV-8, N762DF, EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND EXTREME VIBRATION 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA. THE PIC SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO 85 MPH AND REDUCED THE POWER TO 1200 RPM IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE VIBRATION ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC USED THE NEAREST FUNCTION ON HIS GPS TO DETERMINE THAT KLNK WAS THE NEAREST AIRPORT TO DIVERT TOO, HOWEVER, THE GROUND TRACK TO FLY DIRECT KLNK WOULD TAKE THE FLIGHT OF TWO INTO THE TFR. THE PIC CALLED LNK TOWER ON 118.5 AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE TOWER INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT LNK APPROACH ON 124.0, BECAUSE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TFR IN THE AREA. THE PIC FLEW DIRECT TO KLNK BEING CAREFUL TO KEEP US HIGHWAY 2 BELOW HIM AS AN ALTERNATE LANDING SPOT IN THE EVENT OF A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE PIC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT KLNK WITH N6315T FLYING HIS WING. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT KLNK WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT PROPERTY. NEITHER PIC WAS HURT DURING THE INCIDENT.