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FAA incident report · Odosij Eugene FLIGHTSTAR II · Coloma, MI · September 2, 2022

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Date
September 2, 2022 · 10:53 local
Place
Coloma, MI
Airport
Dowagiac Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3171N
Reported as
Odosij Eugene Flightstar II
Reported engine
HKS 700E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total
N3171NRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2023 · Odosij Eugene FLIGHTSTAR IIS/N 100406Airframe modelOdosij Eugene FLIGHTSTAR II

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What happened

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

On September 02, 2022 at 1053 local time, an experimental light sport Odosij Eugene, Flightstar II aircraft, privacy data omitted privacy data omitted, received minor damage following an emergency landing in a field following a loss of engine power. The incident took place 2 miles south west of the town of Coloma, Michigan. The pilot received minor injuries. The personal flight departed the Dowagiac Municipal Airport (C91) approximately 30 minutes prior to the incident.

According to the pilot, the aircraft was flying fine then the engine started to lose power. The pilot stated he had lost engine throttle control as the rpm’s started to decrease. The pilot felt he could not return to the airport as the aircraft could not maintain altitude and elected to land in a field. On landing the gear collapsed, but the aircraft remained upright. Local law enforcement was notified and later the aircraft was removed from the field by truck and trailer.

It was later found, according to the owner, the throttle cable had become loose at the carburetor attach point.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 02, 2022 AT 1053 LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT ODOSIJ EUGENE, FLIGHTSTAR II AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE 2 MILES SOUTH WEST OF THE TOWN OF COLOMA, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE DOWAGIAC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C91) APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FINE THEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD LOST ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL AS THE RPM’S STARTED TO DECREASE. THE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AS THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. ON LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND LATER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD BY TRUCK AND TRAILER.

IT WAS LATER FOUND, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER, THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BECOME LOOSE AT THE CARBURETOR ATTACH POINT.