Jabiru 2200 Engine Failure - Forced Landing on the Beach

[duarte07]

Alpi Pioneer 200 - Jabiru 2200 Engine Failure - Forced Landing on the Beach

 

A partial power loss due to Jabiru 2200 engine failure forced me to land my Alpi Pioneer 200 CS-UPK on a beach in Portugal ... without a scratch ...

 

No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve adjustment screw jumped out ...

 

More details, pictures, video and portuguese authorities (GPIAA) official report:

 

Pictures of the Landing, Video, Official Report

 

and

 

Jabiru 2200 Valve Adjuster

 

PS: Use google-translator bar on the right side o the page to obtain english text version ...

 

:mad:

 

 

 

[Guest Glenn]

Thanks for the report and photos. Welcome to TAA

 

 

[duarte07]

Thanks for the welcome, Glen,

 

Now I fly a very safe PiperSport with Rotax 912ULS.

 

Watch it flying all over Portugal and Spain:

 

PiperSport CS-USE

 

Wish you all nice flights and safe landings ...

 

Duarte Fernandes Pinto

 

 

 

[dazza 38]

Welcome mate, Im glad your OK.

 

 

[duarte07]

Thanks, Dazza 38.