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FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 · Naples, FL · January 8, 2014

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Date
January 8, 2014 · 09:36 local
Place
Naples, FL
Airport
Naples Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N801KC
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42
Reported engine
Thielert TAE-125-02-99
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total80 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N801KCRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42S/N 42.AC101 · Built 2007Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42Engine modelThielert TAE-125-02-99Reciprocating

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What happened

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On January 8, 2014, Mr. Peter s. fuss, an ATP pilot, certificate no. 1518474, piloted his recently purchased aircraft (December 19, 2013), a Diamond, model no. DA-42, serial no. 42.AC101, registration no. N801KC, from venice, Florida to Diamond aircraft service facility in Naples, Florida. During the flight there were no aircraft anomalies with the aircraft. On the approach to Naples Municipal Airport the aircraft right engine began running rough with large power fluctuation. The pilot contacted Naples air traffic control (ATC) and reported the problem he was having with the aircraft engine. The pilot made a safe uneventful landing, even though airport authorities at Naples Municipal Airport protocol had declared an emergency. The pilot emphatically denies ever declaring an emergency. The pilot sought repairs for his aircraft and in doing so located a repair facility, primeplanes aircraft services, inc. the aircraft engine problem was diagnosed and repaired with the aid of the engine manufacturer were made. The log entry written by the mechanics was not detailed with the facts. The mechanic was contacted and asked to provided documentation attesting to this investigator that there was a maintenance run up after the repairs had been affected. The mechanic provided the requested detailed statement and no other problems were reported by the pilot. The mechanic was urged to complete a malfunction/defect report as soon as possible. Rative

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 8, 2014, MR. PETER S. FUSS, AN ATP PILOT, CERTIFICATE NO. 1518474, PILOTED HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT (DECEMBER 19, 2013), A DIAMOND, MODEL NO. DA-42, SERIAL NO. 42.AC101, REGISTRATION NO. N801KC, FROM VENICE, FLORIDA TO DIAMOND AIRCRAFT SERVICE FACILITY IN NAPLES, FLORIDA. DURING THE FLIGHT THERE WERE NO AIRCRAFT ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE APPROACH TO NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH WITH LARGE POWER FLUCTUATION. THE PILOT CONTACTED NAPLES AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM HE WAS HAVING WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. THE PILOT MADE A SAFE UNEVENTFUL LANDING, EVEN THOUGH AIRPORT AUTHORITIES AT NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PROTOCOL HAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT EMPHATICALLY DENIES EVER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT SOUGHT REPAIRS FOR HIS AIRCRAFT AND IN DOING SO LOCATED A REPAIR FACILITY, PRIMEPLANES AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED WITH THE AID OF THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE. THE LOG ENTRY WRITTEN BY THE MECHANICS WAS NOT DETAILED WITH THE FACTS. THE MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND ASKED TO PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION ATTESTING TO THIS INVESTIGATOR THAT THERE WAS A MAINTENANCE RUN UP AFTER THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN AFFECTED. THE MECHANIC PROVIDED THE REQUESTED DETAILED STATEMENT AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THE MECHANIC WAS URGED TO COMPLETE A MALFUNCTION/DEFECT REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.RATIVE