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FAA incident report · Stephens William E QUICKSILVER · Columbia, IL · July 4, 2014

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Date
July 4, 2014 · 15:00 local
Place
Columbia, IL
Airport
Sackman Field
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2942A
Reported as
Stephens William E Quicksilver
Reported engine
ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
20 in this make and model
N2942ARegistration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Stephens William E QUICKSILVERS/N 001 · Built 1993Airframe modelStephens William E QUICKSILVEREngine modelRotax 503 DCDI2 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 July 4, 2014 at about 03:00 pm privacy data omitted made a power-off landing due to engine failure. privacy data omitted Was operating a Quicksilver mxl ii with one other person onboard. privacy data omitted Stated the engine RPM was decaying, he reduced throttle and the engine temporarily regained power. Shortly afterward the engine lost RPM and he decided to land. The landing occurred in a corn field about 5 miles southeast of Sackman Field (H49) in Columbia, IL. Neither occupant received injuries. The damage to the mxl ii were deformation to the landing gear torque tube, bent left axel, dented bracket on the control stick, right wing visibility light. After telephone conversations between the pilot and an FAA ASI the mxl ii was put on a trailer and relocated to Sackman Field. The FAA iic contacted the NTSB on July 10 and it was determined by the NTSB that this was an incident as there was no damage requiring a major repair. On July 16, 2014 in an interview with the pilot, privacy data omitted, he stated that he may have run out of gas. After the landing he looked at the sight glass on the fuel tank and indicated there was little fuel showing. He also stated he returned to the airplane in the evening of July 4th and put gasoline in the tank.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 4, 2014 AT ABOUT 03:00 PM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A POWER-OFF LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING A QUICKSILVER MXL II WITH ONE OTHER PERSON ONBOARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE ENGINE RPM WAS DECAYING, HE REDUCED THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE TEMPORARILY REGAINED POWER. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE ENGINE LOST RPM AND HE DECIDED TO LAND. THE LANDING OCCURRED IN A CORN FIELD ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SACKMAN FIELD (H49) IN COLUMBIA, IL. NEITHER OCCUPANT RECEIVED INJURIES. THE DAMAGE TO THE MXL II WERE DEFORMATION TO THE LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBE, BENT LEFT AXEL, DENTED BRACKET ON THE CONTROL STICK, RIGHT WING VISIBILITY LIGHT. AFTER TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE PILOT AND AN FAA ASI THE MXL II WAS PUT ON A TRAILER AND RELOCATED TO SACKMAN FIELD. THE FAA IIC CONTACTED THE NTSB ON JULY 10 AND IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE NTSB THAT THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE REQUIRING A MAJOR REPAIR. ON JULY 16, 2014 IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS. AFTER THE LANDING HE LOOKED AT THE SIGHT GLASS ON THE FUEL TANK AND INDICATED THERE WAS LITTLE FUEL SHOWING. HE ALSO STATED HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPLANE IN THE EVENING OF JULY 4TH AND PUT GASOLINE IN THE TANK.