What was found
THE DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR CONTACT LIBERATED FROM THE ROTOR PREVENTING ELECTRICAL CURRENT FROM REACHING THE SPARK PLUGS. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP OPERATING IN FLIGHT CAUSING A FORCED LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2014
- Submitted
- April 24, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Engine
- Amtr SUBURU
- System (JASC)
- 7414 · Magneto/Distributor
- Part
- Rotor
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Distributor
- Part time
- 745 hours, 1 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.