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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Forney F-1 · Ashville, AL · September 22, 2020

Date: September 22, 2020 · 16:10 local
Place: Ashville, AL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7500C
Reported as: Forney F-1
Reported engine: Continental C90 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 26,310 total47 in this make and model232 in the last 90 days

N7500CRegistered now · Forney F-1S/N 5612 · Built 1957 Airframe modelForney F-1 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While in cruise flight, the pilot perceived an intermittent change in engine sound and performance and the potential for engine failure due to fuel depletion. He chose to land on the interstate highway rather than continue to the nearest airport. Engine power was not lost. After landing, the aircraft was refueled, a ground run was accomplished and the aircraft departed from the interstate highway and continued to its original destination.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT PERCEIVED AN INTERMITTENT CHANGE IN ENGINE SOUND AND PERFORMANCE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. HE CHOSE TO LAND ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY RATHER THAN CONTINUE TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. ENGINE POWER WAS NOT LOST. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED, A GROUND RUN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED TO ITS ORIGINAL DESTINATION.