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FAA incident report · Props Richey D LONG EZE · November 22, 2016

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

Date
November 22, 2016 · 12:40 local
Airport
Ernest A. Love Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4281X
Reported as
Props Richey D Long EZE
Reported engine
ECI OX-340CC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,550 total290 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N4281XRegistered now · Props Richey D LONG EZES/N 1981L · Built 1994Airframe modelProps Richey D LONG EZEEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

The aircraft took off from prescott on its way to California. As the aircraft was reaching 12,000 ft and getting ready to level off the engine began to misfire intermittently. The pilot states that the aircraft was approximately 30 miles to the west of prescott (prc) and he decided not to land a bagdad airport. He was in contact with flight following and notified them he was having engine issues and wished to return to prc. He turned back to the airport, and although the engine had reduced power he was able to maintain 11,000 ft until the aircraft was over prc. He talked to prc tower and was cleared to land. He circled to land and stated that the tower was very helpful and they did not have to divert any of the traffic in the pattern. The aircraft landed successfully and was able to taxi to its? Hanger without any further problems.

The pilot/mechanic and other maintenance personnel have inspected the engine and determined that one of the cylinders had burnt valves. A replacement cylinder hass put on order and will be replaced when the pilot returns from an extended vacation at the end of January 2017

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM PRESCOTT ON ITS WAY TO CALIFORNIA. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS REACHING 12,000 FT AND GETTING READY TO LEVEL OFF THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE INTERMITTENTLY. THE PILOT STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES TO THE WEST OF PRESCOTT (PRC) AND HE DECIDED NOT TO LAND A BAGDAD AIRPORT. HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND NOTIFIED THEM HE WAS HAVING ENGINE ISSUES AND WISHED TO RETURN TO PRC. HE TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT, AND ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE HAD REDUCED POWER HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN 11,000 FT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER PRC. HE TALKED TO PRC TOWER AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND. HE CIRCLED TO LAND AND STATED THAT THE TOWER WAS VERY HELPFUL AND THEY DID NOT HAVE TO DIVERT ANY OF THE TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO ITS? HANGER WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.

THE PILOT/MECHANIC AND OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAVE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE CYLINDERS HAD BURNT VALVES. A REPLACEMENT CYLINDER HASS PUT ON ORDER AND WILL BE REPLACED WHEN THE PILOT RETURNS FROM AN EXTENDED VACATION AT THE END OF JANUARY 2017