# Incident 20240206008069I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Waianaie, HI, February 6, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2024, 10:24 local time
- Place: Waianaie, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N240VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240VA) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,231 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240206008069I

## Narrative

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

THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HNL TOWARDS JRF TO DO PATTERN WORK.  AFTER COMPLETING PATTERN WORK AT JRF, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JRF AND HEADED TO THE WEST PRACTICE AREA TO PRACTICE MANEUVERS.

DURING CRUISE AT 3000 FT NEAR THE PRACTICE AREA, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH.  THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB TO 5000 FT TO GAIN ALTITUED IN CASE OF ENGINE FAILURE.  DURING THE CLIMB, ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER.

THE PIC DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE LOSS IN ENGINE POWER, A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SHOULD BE MADE AS THE AIRCRAFT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST AIRFIELD (JRF).  THE PIC CHOSE A NEARBY OPEN GRASS FIELD FOR THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  THE PIC SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN THE OPEN FIELD WITH NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED A PIECE OF DEBRIS CLOGGED FUEL LINE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK.

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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