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FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Glacier View, AK · May 14, 2016

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Date
May 14, 2016 · 18:22 local
Place
Glacier View, AK
Airport
Glacier View
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N2885C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,864 total1,790 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days
N2885CRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26428 · Built 1954Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

05/14/2016-- At approximately 1822 hours aircraft N2885C had an engine problem. The incident was called into the roc by an aircraft overhead. N2885C left 9AK5 on 05/14/2016 headed to talkeetna for the fly in. The aircraft departed patk to participate in the aerial scavenger hunt event. During the event the aircraft privacy data omittedPIC and 1 passenger landed at 28AK as part of the event. When they departed 28AK enroute to patk the PIC noticed a loss of power, he said he could only get 900 RPM and looked for a place to land. He landed without incident in a clearing approximately ½ mile from 28AK and called one of the other airplanes overhead to explain what happened (who informed the roc). At that point he realized he had cell phone coverage so he called a friend in talkeetna that has an a & p certificate. The a & p had the PIC check numerous things until he opened the engine cowling and discovered the control rod to the prop governor was disconnected. The PIC reconnected the control rod while talking to the a & p and did several engine checks to ensure the engine was operating normally. The pic/passenger took off and flew to patk where the a & p saw him and welcomed him back to town. The next day 05/15/2016 the pic/passenger departed pakt enroute to 9AK5. 05/19/2016 I contacted the PIC and got this information, I also asked if anyone had looked at the aircraft at any time or if any maintenance logbook entries had been made since the incident on 05/14/2016? He said no, he said he had called his a & p and asked him to look at the airplane when he got time.

As the FAA filed it

05/14/2016-- AT APPROXIMATELY 1822 HOURS AIRCRAFT N2885C HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE INCIDENT WAS CALLED INTO THE ROC BY AN AIRCRAFT OVERHEAD. N2885C LEFT 9AK5 ON 05/14/2016 HEADED TO TALKEETNA FOR THE FLY IN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PATK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AERIAL SCAVENGER HUNT EVENT. DURING THE EVENT THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PIC AND 1 PASSENGER LANDED AT 28AK AS PART OF THE EVENT. WHEN THEY DEPARTED 28AK ENROUTE TO PATK THE PIC NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER, HE SAID HE COULD ONLY GET 900 RPM AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN A CLEARING APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE FROM 28AK AND CALLED ONE OF THE OTHER AIRPLANES OVERHEAD TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED (WHO INFORMED THE ROC). AT THAT POINT HE REALIZED HE HAD CELL PHONE COVERAGE SO HE CALLED A FRIEND IN TALKEETNA THAT HAS AN A & P CERTIFICATE. THE A & P HAD THE PIC CHECK NUMEROUS THINGS UNTIL HE OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING AND DISCOVERED THE CONTROL ROD TO THE PROP GOVERNOR WAS DISCONNECTED. THE PIC RECONNECTED THE CONTROL ROD WHILE TALKING TO THE A & P AND DID SEVERAL ENGINE CHECKS TO ENSURE THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE PIC/PASSENGER TOOK OFF AND FLEW TO PATK WHERE THE A & P SAW HIM AND WELCOMED HIM BACK TO TOWN. THE NEXT DAY 05/15/2016 THE PIC/PASSENGER DEPARTED PAKT ENROUTE TO 9AK5. 05/19/2016 I CONTACTED THE PIC AND GOT THIS INFORMATION, I ALSO ASKED IF ANYONE HAD LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT AT ANY TIME OR IF ANY MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK ENTRIES HAD BEEN MADE SINCE THE INCIDENT ON 05/14/2016? HE SAID NO, HE SAID HE HAD CALLED HIS A & P AND ASKED HIM TO LOOK AT THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE GOT TIME.