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FAA incident report · Just Love To Fly RV-6 · Goodland, KS · August 28, 2023

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Date
August 28, 2023 · 19:47 local
Place
Goodland, KS
Airport
Renner Fld /Goodland Municipal/
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N876TB
Reported as
Just Love To Fly RV-6
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total
N876TBRegistered now · Just Love To Fly RV-6S/N 20363 · Built 1999Airframe modelJust Love To Fly RV-6Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported aircraft didn't feel right so he landed in a field 1.65 miles off the end of kgld airport rather than returning to base. Pilot reported the engine was still making power but Just didn't feel right.

08/31/2023 Pilotprivacy data omitted discovered debris in the aircraft fuel tanks that appeared to be delaminating sealer product from within the fuel cell. Debris was found suspended in the fuel in the sump area close to the engine fuel line pickup in sufficient amount to result in partial or full fuel starvation.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT SO HE LANDED IN A FIELD 1.65 MILES OFF THE END OF KGLD AIRPORT RATHER THAN RETURNING TO BASE. PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS STILL MAKING POWER BUT JUST DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT.

08/31/2023 PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DISCOVERED DEBRIS IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS THAT APPEARED TO BE DELAMINATING SEALER PRODUCT FROM WITHIN THE FUEL CELL. DEBRIS WAS FOUND SUSPENDED IN THE FUEL IN THE SUMP AREA CLOSE TO THE ENGINE FUEL LINE PICKUP IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO RESULT IN PARTIAL OR FULL FUEL STARVATION.