# Incident 20190302000749I: Johnson Craig H SONEX, Salem, OR, March 2, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2019, 12:22 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9429° N, 123.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9429&lon=-123.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76EQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76EQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Craig H SONEX (registry code 05633Z8, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-craig-h-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2180 (registry code 01400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSON CRAIG H SONEX
- Reported engine: AEROVEE 2180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 130 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190302000749I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THE AIRCRAFT OWNER HAD REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE CARBURETOR FROM THIS AIRCRAFT TO HELP TROUBLESHOOT  A PROBLEM WITH A DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT.

IN 3/2/2019 THE AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO KSLE FROM THE SOUTH. PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE RPM PROBLEM TO THE TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE BECAUSE THE ENGINE RPM WAS JUST ABOVE IDLE RPM. PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD, WITH NO INJURIES TO PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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