What happened
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A student pilot, while on a solo flight, performed a forced landing northwest of ksus, at rombach's farm. The pilot confirmed that after departure and turning crosswind, he got dizzy, experienced blurred vision, and made the decision to perform an emergency landing. At the time, he felt that it may have been attributed to carbon monoxide based on the fact that the KI-164 co detector indicator had been intermittently coming on and off during this flight. After landing, the pilot did not seek medical attention. The students CFI, flew the aircraft back to ksus after determining it was safe for flight. Subsequent to this incident, the aircraft was delivered for maintenance and a crack was found in the muffler. A new A169-25 muffler was installed and the aircraft was returned to service.a review of the aircraft records was performed. The last annual inspection had been performed on may 4, 2012 (6 months and 254.1 hours prior to the incident). The last 100 hour inspections of both airframe and engine were performed on September 6, 2012 (54.3 hours prior to the incident). By review of the aircraft records provided, it appears that this aircraft was within its inspection requirements at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT, WHILE ON A SOLO FLIGHT, PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING NORTHWEST OF KSUS, AT ROMBACH'S FARM. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE AND TURNING CROSSWIND, HE GOT DIZZY, EXPERIENCED BLURRED VISION, AND MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AT THE TIME, HE FELT THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO CARBON MONOXIDE BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE KI-164 CO DETECTOR INDICATOR HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AND OFF DURING THIS FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE STUDENTS CFI, FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO KSUS AFTER DETERMINING IT WAS SAFE FOR FLIGHT.SUBSEQUENT TO THIS INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DELIVERED FOR MAINTENANCE AND A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE MUFFLER. A NEW A169-25 MUFFLER WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WAS PERFORMED. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON MAY 4, 2012 (6 MONTHS AND 254.1 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT). THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS OF BOTH AIRFRAME AND ENGINE WERE PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 (54.3 HOURS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT). BY REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS PROVIDED, IT APPEARS THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN ITS INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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