20200613007669I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Vans RV-12 · Oak Grove, MO · June 13, 2020

Date
June 13, 2020 · 13:20 local
Place
Oak Grove, MO
Airport
Grain Valley
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N151MH
Reported as
Vans RV-12
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,850 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff, he noticed engine coolant leaking from the cowl of the aircraft, and an associated rise in engine temperature. He performed an uneventful emergency landing in a field.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE NOTICED ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE COWL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND AN ASSOCIATED RISE IN ENGINE TEMPERATURE. HE PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.