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FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · New Athens, IL · April 11, 2017

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Date
April 11, 2017 · 15:50 local
Place
New Athens, IL
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
NI1S
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N324PC
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
Reported engine
Continental IO-240-B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total400 in this make and model
N324PCRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0518 · Built 2008Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1Engine modelContinental IO-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft out on a instruction flight, while flying over a rurual area at 800 AGL the engine lost power, instructor pilot decided to land in a farmer's field. Aircraft landed uneventfully in field no injuries to instructor or student. No aircraft or property damage. Director of maintenance troubleshot the engine problem in the field found a broken #3 fuel injector line that failed over time due to faulty mounting hardware.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT OUT ON A INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, WHILE FLYING OVER A RURUAL AREA AT 800 AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER, INSTRUCTOR PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FARMER'S FIELD. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN FIELD NO INJURIES TO INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT. NO AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE ENGINE PROBLEM IN THE FIELD FOUND A BROKEN #3 FUEL INJECTOR LINE THAT FAILED OVER TIME DUE TO FAULTY MOUNTING HARDWARE.