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FAA incident report · Globe GC-1B · Watertown, TN · November 11, 2018

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Date
November 11, 2018 · 14:00 local
Place
Watertown, TN
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N78067
Reported as
Globe GC-1B
Reported engine
Continental C125 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total30 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days
N78067Registered now · Globe GC-1BS/N 2067 · Built 1946Airframe modelGlobe GC-1BEngine modelContinental C125 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During a transition flight from minneapolis minnasota to ft. lauderdale Florida the pilot stopped in portland TN (1M5) for fuel taking on 23 gal. . After departing portland in cruise flight 40 miles from portland (1M5) at 4500 ft. the engine decreased RPM 's from 2300 RPM to approximately 2000 RPM with a vibration starting, the vibration built up rapidly . At that time the pilot started to divert to the nearest airport. During the turn he checked the magnetos for proper operation and to determine if they were the problem, they appeared to be operating normal. Carberator heat was applied with no effect. Rpm's continued to decreased to 1800 RPM with stronger vibration. The pilot determined that it was not posable to make it to either the airport in lebanon (2M2) or nashville (bna). At which time he started to look for a field to land in . On the approach to land the engine quit he made a soft field landing in a field with 375 ft. of grass appliing brakes hard to avoid hitting trees and a ditch the aircraft nosed over bending one blade on the last 5FT on the role out.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A TRANSITION FLIGHT FROM MINNEAPOLIS MINNASOTA TO FT. LAUDERDALE FLORIDA THE PILOT STOPPED IN PORTLAND TN (1M5) FOR FUEL TAKING ON 23 GAL. . AFTER DEPARTING PORTLAND IN CRUISE FLIGHT 40 MILES FROM PORTLAND (1M5) AT 4500 FT. THE ENGINE DECREASED RPM 'S FROM 2300 RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM WITH A VIBRATION STARTING, THE VIBRATION BUILT UP RAPIDLY . AT THAT TIME THE PILOT STARTED TO DIVERT TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. DURING THE TURN HE CHECKED THE MAGNETOS FOR PROPER OPERATION AND TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE THE PROBLEM, THEY APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMAL. CARBERATOR HEAT WAS APPLIED WITH NO EFFECT. RPM'S CONTINUED TO DECREASED TO 1800 RPM WITH STRONGER VIBRATION. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT POSABLE TO MAKE IT TO EITHER THE AIRPORT IN LEBANON (2M2) OR NASHVILLE (BNA). AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED TO LOOK FOR A FIELD TO LAND IN . ON THE APPROACH TO LAND THE ENGINE QUIT HE MADE A SOFT FIELD LANDING IN A FIELD WITH 375 FT. OF GRASS APPLIING BRAKES HARD TO AVOID HITTING TREES AND A DITCH THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER BENDING ONE BLADE ON THE LAST 5FT ON THE ROLE OUT.

Other reports on N78067 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20151211019059ATakeoff: Climb Out · Lake Elmo, MNA Globe GC-1B aricraft, tail number N78067, was on initial takeoff from runway 04 at Lake Elmo (21D) MN. On departure, at approximently 150 feet, the aircraft suddenly lost significant thrust and force landed in a field 400 feet left of the extended…Dec 11, 2015 · Substantial damage