GENERAL INFORMATION
| Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
| Report Number |
20190812014109I |
| Local Date |
12-AUG-19 |
| City |
RENO |
| State |
NV |
| Airport Name |
RENO/STEAD |
| Event Type |
INCIDENT |
| Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
| Aircraft Damage |
MINOR |
| Airframe Hrs |
21 |
| Type of Operation |
GENERAL OPERATING RULES |
| Registration Nbr |
162JL |
| Total Aboard |
1 |
| Fatalities |
0 |
| Injuries |
0 |
| Engine Make |
LYCOMI |
| Engine Model |
IO-360- |
| Engine Group |
A3B6D |
Environmental/Operations Info
Pilot In Command
Event Remarks
THE PILOT HAD BEEN HAVING ENGINE FUEL VAPOR LOCK PROBLEMS AND HAD CONDUCTED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTS SUBSEQUENT TO FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THE PILOT TO CONDUCT A LENGTHY TAXI OPERATIONS TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 80 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STUMBLE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP ON AND ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT DID NOT PRODUCE SUFFICIENT POWER TO CLIMB OR MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT DROP-OFF AT THE DEPARTURE END.
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