# Incident 20220522008239I: Paul Heinrich PA-12 REPLICA, Bloomington, WI, May 22, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2022, 09:45 local time
- Place: Bloomington, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8931° N, 90.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8931&lon=-90.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3733M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3733M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paul Heinrich PA-12 REPLICA (registry code 05639IR, https://openairdocs.org/model/paul-heinrich-pa-12-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 340 series (registry code 41466, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAUL HEINRICH PA-12 REPLICA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 2 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220522008239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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