# Accident 19951011032929A: Amtrsm MINIPLANE*, Neenah, WI, October 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1995, 18:25 local time
- Place: Neenah, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1605° N, 88.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1605&lon=-88.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42BX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM MINIPLANE*
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951011032929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER AT CRUISE. CRASH LANDED ON ROAD. AUTO FUEL FILTER NUT LOOSEND. ROTATED. BLOCKING FUEL. BOGUS TYPE (-23) PILOT STATE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THEN QUIT. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION. UPON CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, THE MAIN WING SPARS BENT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE, BENDING THE PROPELLER. INVESTIGATION ON SCENE INDICATED THE IN LINE FUEL SCREEN WAS FOUND NOT BE BE SECURED BY DESIGN. THE SCREEN WAS ABLE TO ROTATE ON A THREADED SHAFT ALLOWING THE BASE OF THE SCREEN TO COVER FUEL PORTING HOLES WHICH INHIBITED NORMAL FUEL FLOW. POSITION OF THE IN LINE FUEL SCREEN WAS INITALLY FOUND TO BE COVERING THE FUEL PORTING HOLES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA007), Oct 11, 1995: Roisum Team MINI-MAX (N42BX), Neenah, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to fuel filter blockage. Factors associated with the accident were the manufacturers design of the fuel filter and the builder/pilots decision to use an automotive type fuel…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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