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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Wilkinson Kevin L MINI-MAX 1650 · Havard, NE · August 2, 2026

Date: August 2, 2026 · 12:08 local
Place: Havard, NE
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N214KW
Reported as: Wilkinson Kevin L MINI-MAX 1650
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 232 total

N214KWRegistered now · Wilkinson Kevin L MINI-MAX 1650S/N 214 · Built 2006 Airframe modelWilkinson Kevin L MINI-MAX 1650 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

As the pilot was traveling to central city regional airport (7V7) from red cloud municipal airport (07K) the plane started losing power and wouldn't maintain altitude. Shortly after the lose of power he declared an emergency and landed in a grass field 6 miles east of harvard Nebraska. He landed with no injuries or damage to the plane. The pilot believes the engine primer was leaking fuel internally causing an enrichment and the lose of power. The pilot removed the wings and trailerd the plane to 7V7 where its hangared. He clamped off the primer line and the engine ran fine.

As the FAA filed it

AS THE PILOT WAS TRAVELING TO CENTRAL CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (7V7) FROM RED CLOUD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (07K) THE PLANE STARTED LOSING POWER AND WOULDN'T MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. SHORTLY AFTER THE LOSE OF POWER HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD 6 MILES EAST OF HARVARD NEBRASKA. HE LANDED WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE PLANE. THE PILOT BELIEVES THE ENGINE PRIMER WAS LEAKING FUEL INTERNALLY CAUSING AN ENRICHMENT AND THE LOSE OF POWER. THE PILOT REMOVED THE WINGS AND TRAILERD THE PLANE TO 7V7 WHERE ITS HANGARED. HE CLAMPED OFF THE PRIMER LINE AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE.