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FAA incident report · James E King RV-7 · Lakeview, MI · October 27, 2020

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Date
October 27, 2020 · 13:10 local
Place
Lakeview, MI
Airport
Lakeview-Griffith Field
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N372KA
Reported as
James E King RV-7
Reported engine
Mattituck IO-360
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,939 total
N372KARegistered now · James E King RV-7S/N 71501 · Built 2012Airframe modelJames E King RV-7Engine modelMattituck IO-360Reciprocating

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What happened

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On October 27, 2020, at 1310 local time, a vans R7 aircraft (N372KA) registered to and operated by an ATP rated pilot, made an emergency landing at Lakeview ? Griffith field (13C). The landing was successful with no damage to the aircraft and no injury to the pilot, who was the sole occupant. The flight had originated from fond du lac county (fld) at approximately 1110 local time and the intended destination was to be poughkeepsie (pou).

Approximately 45 minutes into flight during a climb through 095 the engine began to sputter, lose power, and then warning lights began to illuminate on the panel. The pilot then declared an emergency, began a descent towards the nearest airfield (13C) and began troubleshooting procedures but the engine never regained power.

After a safe landing the pilot, who is also a certificated repairman for the homebuilt/experimental aircraft, inspected the engine and systems and has troubleshot the issue to the failure of one of the power switches and both ecus of the fadec ignition system. The pilot/owner has planned to trailer the aircraft back to his home state of new york.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 27, 2020, AT 1310 LOCAL TIME, A VANS R7 AIRCRAFT (N372KA) REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AN ATP RATED PILOT, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT LAKEVIEW ? GRIFFITH FIELD (13C). THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM FOND DU LAC COUNTY (FLD) AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 LOCAL TIME AND THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS TO BE POUGHKEEPSIE (POU).

APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT DURING A CLIMB THROUGH 095 THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER, LOSE POWER, AND THEN WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE PANEL. THE PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BEGAN A DESCENT TOWARDS THE NEAREST AIRFIELD (13C) AND BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES BUT THE ENGINE NEVER REGAINED POWER.

AFTER A SAFE LANDING THE PILOT, WHO IS ALSO A CERTIFICATED REPAIRMAN FOR THE HOMEBUILT/EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND SYSTEMS AND HAS TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE TO THE FAILURE OF ONE OF THE POWER SWITCHES AND BOTH ECUS OF THE FADEC IGNITION SYSTEM. THE PILOT/OWNER HAS PLANNED TO TRAILER THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS HOME STATE OF NEW YORK.