# Incident 20230429004109I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Boise, ID, April 29, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2023, 15:57 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5644° N, 116.2230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5644&lon=-116.2230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 060009Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 885 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230429004109I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC)/INSTRUCTOR REPORTED ENGINE WAS AT THE PROPER RPM DURING TAKEOFF ROLL BUT LOST POWER ABOUT 40 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT PILOT. PIC/INSTRUCTOR RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY TO LAND AND RETURNED TO MAINTENANCE. THE OWNER/OPERATOR'S MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DETERMINED TO BE VAPOR LOCK FROM USING 91 NON-ETHANOL (WINTER BLEND) FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE LETTER (00078) ON 4/25/2023 WITH INFORMATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF VAPOR LOCKING.

## Other reports on N237VA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230527006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230527006359I), May 27, 2023: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N237VA), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Incident occured when the student pilot, on first solo, was landing rnwy 10L boi, upon landing nose gear separated from aircraft on touchdown resulting prop…

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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