20200509005699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER · Mount Pleasant, UT · May 9, 2020

Date: May 9, 2020 · 15:23 local
Place: Mount Pleasant, UT
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N154BF
Reported as: Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total

N154BFRegistered now · Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISERS/N C0634 · Built 2018 Airframe modelCzech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

The airman was on a cross country flight from bountiful, UT to manti, UT. On his return leg to bountiful at about 9,000 ft. MSL. The airman started to feel sick with stomach ache, pressure in his chest, nausea and weakness. The airman opened the cockpit window and decided to turn manti. The airman declared an emergency on 121.5 that was relayed to ATC via airliner. He started descending and as he did that he was coming in and out of consciousness. He decided to put the plane in a field to stay away from people and property and successfully landed in a field.

Wanting to see if carbon monoxide poisoning was a possibility an inspection of the aircraft's exhaust system was performed. The inspection revealed a leak near the heater shroud. It is unknown if the leak was occurring before this event or as a result of the off-field landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BOUNTIFUL, UT TO MANTI, UT. ON HIS RETURN LEG TO BOUNTIFUL AT ABOUT 9,000 FT. MSL. THE AIRMAN STARTED TO FEEL SICK WITH STOMACH ACHE, PRESSURE IN HIS CHEST, NAUSEA AND WEAKNESS. THE AIRMAN OPENED THE COCKPIT WINDOW AND DECIDED TO TURN MANTI. THE AIRMAN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON 121.5 THAT WAS RELAYED TO ATC VIA AIRLINER. HE STARTED DESCENDING AND AS HE DID THAT HE WAS COMING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. HE DECIDED TO PUT THE PLANE IN A FIELD TO STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE AND PROPERTY AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN A FIELD.

WANTING TO SEE IF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WAS A POSSIBILITY AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. THE INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAK NEAR THE HEATER SHROUD. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE LEAK WAS OCCURRING BEFORE THIS EVENT OR AS A RESULT OF THE OFF-FIELD LANDING.