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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Vans RV-12 · Shreveport, LA · August 21, 2017

Date
August 21, 2017 · 18:50 local
Place
Shreveport, LA
Airport
Shreveport Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N903EN
Reported as
Vans RV-12
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total35 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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.

Aircraft shuddered @ 200 feet AGL and engine RPM dropped off to 4300. Pilot declared an emergency due to loss of power. Aircraft landed shv without further incident.

Inspection by maintenance technician revealed contamintated fuel.

Fuel system flushed and aircraft flown two hours without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SHUDDERED @ 200 FEET AGL AND ENGINE RPM DROPPED OFF TO 4300. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHV WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN REVEALED CONTAMINTATED FUEL.

FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED AND AIRCRAFT FLOWN TWO HOURS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.