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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Fleming THORP T-18 · Thompsons'S Sta, TN · June 29, 2016

Date: June 29, 2016 · 09:20 local
Place: Thompsons'S Sta, TN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N252F
Reported as: Fleming Thorp T-18
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N252FRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Fleming THORP T-18S/N 242 · Built 1968 Airframe modelFleming THORP T-18 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot began his trip (personal flights) at hendersonville, NC (0A7). He made a fuel stop at warren county municipal airport (rnc). After departing from rnc, he was flying at cruise altitude and encountered a power loss - his engine RPM rolled back to idle. Regardless of what he tried, he could not get the engine to produce any more power. He landed on a farm in thompson's station, TN.

He was headed to paragould ar (3AR9).

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BEGAN HIS TRIP (PERSONAL FLIGHTS) AT HENDERSONVILLE, NC (0A7). HE MADE A FUEL STOP AT WARREN COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RNC). AFTER DEPARTING FROM RNC, HE WAS FLYING AT CRUISE ALTITUDE AND ENCOUNTERED A POWER LOSS - HIS ENGINE RPM ROLLED BACK TO IDLE. REGARDLESS OF WHAT HE TRIED, HE COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO PRODUCE ANY MORE POWER. HE LANDED ON A FARM IN THOMPSON'S STATION, TN.

HE WAS HEADED TO PARAGOULD AR (3AR9).