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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Republic RC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · August 1, 2021

Date: August 1, 2021 · 18:20 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82283
Reported as: Republic RC-3
Reported engine: Lycoming GO-480
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total400 in this make and model

N82283Registered now · Republic RC-3S/N 871 Airframe modelRepublic RC-3

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What happened

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

Pilot took off from wasilla (paws) airport, approximately 10 miles south of Talkeetna (tka) airport the aircraft engine started to miss fire. Minor at first and then would run normal but increasingly got worse. About 5 mins later the engine could not produce enough power for continued flight. Pilot made an emergency landing on the highway. Minor damage to the top of the vertical stab. This was caused by hitting low power line. No other damage. Pilot made a great no power landing. It is believed that the loss of power was caused by a stuck intake valve.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM WASILLA (PAWS) AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF TALKEETNA (TKA) AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO MISS FIRE. MINOR AT FIRST AND THEN WOULD RUN NORMAL BUT INCREASINGLY GOT WORSE. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER THE ENGINE COULD NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH POWER FOR CONTINUED FLIGHT. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE HIGHWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL STAB. THIS WAS CAUSED BY HITTING LOW POWER LINE. NO OTHER DAMAGE. PILOT MADE A GREAT NO POWER LANDING. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER WAS CAUSED BY A STUCK INTAKE VALVE.