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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A-1 · Fillmore, CA · August 24, 2024

Date: August 24, 2024 · 20:20 local
Place: Fillmore, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N377
Reported as: Aviat A-1
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total450 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N377Registered now · Aviat A-1S/N 1344 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAviat A-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

The PIC experienced a partial power loss while flying over the dry riverbed near Fillmore, CA. He decided to make a precautionary landing before the engine totally lost all power and while he was flying over some open areas where he could make a safe landing in his stol airplane. The landing went well but as he was slowing to a stop the wheels rolled into some soft dirt and the airplane tipped forward on its nose which caused damage to one blade only. There was no other damage to the airplane only the one propeller blade.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS WHILE FLYING OVER THE DRY RIVERBED NEAR FILLMORE, CA. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING BEFORE THE ENGINE TOTALLY LOST ALL POWER AND WHILE HE WAS FLYING OVER SOME OPEN AREAS WHERE HE COULD MAKE A SAFE LANDING IN HIS STOL AIRPLANE. THE LANDING WENT WELL BUT AS HE WAS SLOWING TO A STOP THE WHEELS ROLLED INTO SOME SOFT DIRT AND THE AIRPLANE TIPPED FORWARD ON ITS NOSE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO ONE BLADE ONLY. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE ONLY THE ONE PROPELLER BLADE.