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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Henry Steven J JA 30 SUPERSTOL · Pontiac, MI · October 20, 2017

Date: October 20, 2017 · 15:20 local
Place: Pontiac, MI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N906AP
Reported as: Henry Steven J JA 30 Superstol
Reported engine: ROTAX 914ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,800 total80 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N906APRegistered now · Henry Steven J JA 30 SUPERSTOLS/N JA390-07-14 · Built 2015 Airframe modelHenry Steven J JA 30 SUPERSTOL Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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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 experimental aircraft N960AP from ptk to ozw when an alternator failure indication light illuminated. The emergency checklist instructed the pilot to look for a suitable landing site because the operation of the Rotax 914ULS engine requires a source of electricity for the electric fuel pump to continue to run. The engine began to surge and sputter as the pilot made a successful landing in a field.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS FLYING EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N960AP FROM PTK TO OZW WHEN AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO LOOK FOR A SUITABLE LANDING SITE BECAUSE THE OPERATION OF THE ROTAX 914ULS ENGINE REQUIRES A SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY FOR THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP TO CONTINUE TO RUN. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND SPUTTER AS THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING IN A FIELD.