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FAA incident report · 2015 Kilian Baumann KITFOX SUPER SPORT · Chickaloon, AK · August 5, 2017

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Date
August 5, 2017 · 11:30 local
Place
Chickaloon, AK
Airport
King Ranch
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N869KB
Reported as
2015 Kilian Baumann Kitfox Super Sport
Reported engine
VIKING 110
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
N869KBRegistered now · Kilian Baumann KITFOX SUPER SPORTS/N KA11122196 · Built 2015Airframe modelKilian Baumann KITFOX SUPER SPORTEngine modelViking 110Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was flying from sutton, AK. To King Ranch AK. Heard an unknown noise from engine. 10 min later had engine high temp light indication. Did a precautionary landing on sand bar. Inspected engine and found a broken starter drive tooth missing from fly wheel. Suspected the missing tooth damaged the coolant line and engine lost coolant.

Had aircraft airlifted to King Ranch.

No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING FROM SUTTON, AK. TO KING RANCH AK. HEARD AN UNKNOWN NOISE FROM ENGINE. 10 MIN LATER HAD ENGINE HIGH TEMP LIGHT INDICATION. DID A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON SAND BAR. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND A BROKEN STARTER DRIVE TOOTH MISSING FROM FLY WHEEL. SUSPECTED THE MISSING TOOTH DAMAGED THE COOLANT LINE AND ENGINE LOST COOLANT.

HAD AIRCRAFT AIRLIFTED TO KING RANCH.

NO INJURIES.