20181003016649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Funk B85C · Hot Springs, AR · October 3, 2018

Date: October 3, 2018 · 12:00 local
Place: Hot Springs, AR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1626N
Reported as: Funk B85C
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 305 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1626NRegistered now · Funk B85CS/N 406 Airframe modelFunk B85C Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On October 3, 2018 at approximately 1200 CDT, N1626N a Funk B85C airplane, registered to privacy data omitted and operated by a private pilot, departed Hot Springs, AR (hot) to the west and experienced a loss of engine power at approximately 2500 ft. altitude. The private pilot attempted to return to departure airport but was unable to maintain flight due the loss of power and landed the aircraft in a field approximately four miles from the airport. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the landing gear and lower cowling. The pilot and passenger did not sustain injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 3, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT, N1626N A FUNK B85C AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED HOT SPRINGS, AR (HOT) TO THE WEST AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT. ALTITUDE. THE PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT DUE THE LOSS OF POWER AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND LOWER COWLING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES.