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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Paul Heinrich PA-12 REPLICA · Bloomington, WI · May 22, 2022

Date: May 22, 2022 · 09:45 local
Place: Bloomington, WI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3733M
Reported as: Paul Heinrich PA-12 Replica
Reported engine: Lycoming 340 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total2 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N3733MRegistered now · Paul Heinrich PA-12 REPLICAS/N FS20034 · Built 2019 Airframe modelPaul Heinrich PA-12 REPLICA Engine modelLycoming 340 series4 cycle

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What happened

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At 16:45 UTC on 05/22/2022, N3733M, a Piper PA12-180 made a precautionary landing in a farmer's field near Bloomington, Wisconsin due to power loss. Weather was VFR with winds 320@10 gust 16 kt. 1 pilot and 1 passenger privacy data omitted were on board. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

The aircraft departed poplar grove, Illinois airport (C77) approximately 1 hour 30 minutes prior with full fuel (38 u.s gallons of 100LL) on board according to the PIC.

After the landing occurance the airplane was loaded on a flatbed trailer and moved to prairie du chien municipal airport, prairie du chien, Wisconsin (kpdc) for diagnosis.

Inspection of the engine and fuel system pointed to a defective carburetor which was replaced.

Engine performance was tested on the ground and in flight verfying that the new carburator fixed the original problem.

Subsequently the aircraft was flown to its final destination in Wyoming without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

AT 16:45 UTC ON 05/22/2022, N3733M, A PIPER PA12-180 MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD NEAR BLOOMINGTON, WISCONSIN DUE TO POWER LOSS. WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WINDS 320@10 GUST 16 KT. 1 PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE ON BOARD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED POPLAR GROVE, ILLINOIS AIRPORT (C77) APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES PRIOR WITH FULL FUEL (38 U.S GALLONS OF 100LL) ON BOARD ACCORDING TO THE PIC.

AFTER THE LANDING OCCURANCE THE AIRPLANE WAS LOADED ON A FLATBED TRAILER AND MOVED TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN (KPDC) FOR DIAGNOSIS.

INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM POINTED TO A DEFECTIVE CARBURETOR WHICH WAS REPLACED.

ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS TESTED ON THE GROUND AND IN FLIGHT VERFYING THAT THE NEW CARBURATOR FIXED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM.

SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO ITS FINAL DESTINATION IN WYOMING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.