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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Henry Cathy R FS21000 FLIGHTSTAR P · Nampa, ID · May 22, 2014

Date: May 22, 2014 · 10:51 local
Place: Nampa, ID
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N612CS
Reported as: Henry Cathy R FS21000 Flightstar P
Reported engine: ROTAX 447
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,700 total

N612CSRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2021 · Henry Cathy R FS21000 FLIGHTSTAR PS/N 488 · Built 2003 Airframe modelHenry Cathy R FS21000 FLIGHTSTAR P Engine modelRotax 4472 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 5/22/2014 at around 0830 MDT, pilot was flying a 2003 flightstar FS21000 LSA, N612CS in an area approximately six miles southeast of givens hot springs, Idaho and the sunrise skypark airport (ID40), when he experienced a total loss of engine power.

He had departed the Nampa municipal airport (kman) about an hour earlier, and was flying on a northwesterly heading, roughly following the snake river, and was above the level of the adjacent canyon rim, at approximately 2900? MSL. Without warning, the engine suddenly wound down to a complete stop. Cruise speed was reported to be around 50 mph IAS,pilot made an immediate left turn away from the river and toward lowering terrain, while setting up a glide speed of around 40-45 mph IAS.pilot landed in a open field causing minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON 5/22/2014 AT AROUND 0830 MDT, PILOT WAS FLYING A 2003 FLIGHTSTAR FS21000 LSA, N612CS IN AN AREA APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES SOUTHEAST OF GIVENS HOT SPRINGS, IDAHO AND THE SUNRISE SKYPARK AIRPORT (ID40), WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

HE HAD DEPARTED THE NAMPA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMAN) ABOUT AN HOUR EARLIER, AND WAS FLYING ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING, ROUGHLY FOLLOWING THE SNAKE RIVER, AND WAS ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE ADJACENT CANYON RIM, AT APPROXIMATELY 2900? MSL. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WOUND DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. CRUISE SPEED WAS REPORTED TO BE AROUND 50 MPH IAS,PILOT MADE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN AWAY FROM THE RIVER AND TOWARD LOWERING TERRAIN, WHILE SETTING UP A GLIDE SPEED OF AROUND 40-45 MPH IAS.PILOT LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.