What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 8th, 2025 mishap pilot departed keko in privacy data omitted. Mishap pilot noticed no abnormalities upon runup or initial takeoff. After takeoff mishap pilot turned towards spring creek and climbed to approximately 8,000FT. Suddenly the engine began shaking violently with a major power loss and he began to troubleshoot the engine failure. When unsucessful at troubleshooting the engine failure mishap pilot turned
Back to keko and declared an emergency to salt lake center. Salt lake center asked the nature of the emergency and type
Aircraft, he stated he had an engine failure, still had some power, and was attempting to make it back to Elko. Mishap pilot was able to fly the airplane at idle while the engine stayed running and when on final informed salt lake center that he was going to make the field. Once they had landed the mishap pilot informed salt lake center they had no need for further assistance and had sucessfully landed. The aircraft
Was able to be taxied from the runway to tiedowns but ran extremely rough
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 8TH, 2025 MISHAP PILOT DEPARTED KEKO IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. MISHAP PILOT NOTICED NO ABNORMALITIES UPON RUNUP OR INITIAL TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF MISHAP PILOT TURNED TOWARDS SPRING CREEK AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 8,000FT. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WITH A MAJOR POWER LOSS AND HE BEGAN TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ENGINE FAILURE. WHEN UNSUCESSFUL AT TROUBLESHOOTING THE ENGINE FAILURE MISHAP PILOT TURNED
BACK TO KEKO AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO SALT LAKE CENTER. SALT LAKE CENTER ASKED THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY AND TYPE
AIRCRAFT, HE STATED HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE, STILL HAD SOME POWER, AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT BACK TO ELKO. MISHAP PILOT WAS ABLE TO FLY THE AIRPLANE AT IDLE WHILE THE ENGINE STAYED RUNNING AND WHEN ON FINAL INFORMED SALT LAKE CENTER THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE THE FIELD.ONCE THEY HAD LANDED THE MISHAP PILOT INFORMED SALT LAKE CENTER THEY HAD NO NEED FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE AND HAD SUCESSFULLY LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT
WAS ABLE TO BE TAXIED FROM THE RUNWAY TO TIEDOWNS BUT RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH
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