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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Remos REMOS GX · Aurora, IL · September 19, 2019

Date: September 19, 2019 · 07:15 local
Place: Aurora, IL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N448RA
Reported as: Remos Remos GX
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 203 total149 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N448RARegistered now · Remos REMOS GXS/N 257 · Built 2008 Airframe modelRemos REMOS GX 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.

Aircraft performed preflight run up, all systems checked good, all gauges were in the green. Aircraft departed runway 9. Shortly after departure the pilot felt what was described as a "miss" in the engine. Pilot began to turn back to land at the airport when the engine began running roughly and would not produce full power. Pilot elected to land in a bean field north of the runway. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the occupants. After removing the engine cowling, it was discovered that the air intake sleeve connecting the right side carburetor to the intake air plenum had detached from the intake air plenum. Intake sleeve was reattached and a full power engine run was performed with no issues. Intake sleeve was replaced with a longer sleeve to prevent detachment.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT PERFORMED PREFLIGHT RUN UP, ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD, ALL GAUGES WERE IN THE GREEN. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 9. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT FELT WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A "MISS" IN THE ENGINE. PILOT BEGAN TO TURN BACK TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY AND WOULD NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A BEAN FIELD NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. AFTER REMOVING THE ENGINE COWLING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR INTAKE SLEEVE CONNECTING THE RIGHT SIDE CARBURETOR TO THE INTAKE AIR PLENUM HAD DETACHED FROM THE INTAKE AIR PLENUM. INTAKE SLEEVE WAS REATTACHED AND A FULL POWER ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ISSUES. INTAKE SLEEVE WAS REPLACED WITH A LONGER SLEEVE TO PREVENT DETACHMENT.