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FAA incident report · Cubcrafter CC11-160 · Longwood, FL · November 3, 2017

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Date
November 3, 2017 · 15:43 local
Place
Longwood, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N531WJ
Reported as
Cubcrafter CC11-160
Reported engine
TITAN OX-340CC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
287 total49 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N531WJRegistered now · Cubcrafters CC11-160S/N CC11-00418 · Built 2016Airframe modelCubcrafters CC11-160Engine modelTitan OX-340CC4 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 made emergency landing on 3 freshly paved lanes of I-4 not yet open to vehicle traffic due to running out of fuel. Pilot departed ded enroute to orl when pilot noticed engine sputtering. Engine smoothed out after applying carb heat but quit shortly after. Issued pan-pan call to ATC who tracked him down to 200 ft approx. 10 miles nw from orl. Sheriff's were notified and dispatched to the scene. Airplane landing without incident. No injuries to the pilot and no airplane damage sustained.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON 3 FRESHLY PAVED LANES OF I-4 NOT YET OPEN TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. PILOT DEPARTED DED ENROUTE TO ORL WHEN PILOT NOTICED ENGINE SPUTTERING. ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT AFTER APPLYING CARB HEAT BUT QUIT SHORTLY AFTER. ISSUED PAN-PAN CALL TO ATC WHO TRACKED HIM DOWN TO 200 FT APPROX. 10 MILES NW FROM ORL. SHERIFF'S WERE NOTIFIED AND DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. AIRPLANE LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND NO AIRPLANE DAMAGE SUSTAINED.