19951014043279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Avidflyer · Baldwin, IL · October 14, 1995

Date: October 14, 1995 · 15:15 local
Place: Baldwin, IL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6197A
Reported as: Amtr Avidflyer
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 182 total86 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N6197ARegistered now · Jung Darrell AVID FLYER SPEED WNGS/N 662 · Built 1994 Airframe modelJung Darrell AVID FLYER SPEED WNG 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.

Narrative: on October 14, 1995, at approximately 3:15 p.m., during a VFR local pleasure flight, the engine lost power. The pilot landed the aircraft in a soy bean field, causing minor damage to the nose gear. The pilot was not injured. This incident is closed. Subsequent investigation revealed that the engine seized due to oil starvation caused by a plugged oil tank vent. By removing the oil tank to engine oil supply line and the oil tank cap, this allowed the oil to flow normally. The tank was properly serviced with oil. A modification to the tank cap gasket is being made to correct this problem.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 14, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 P.M., DURING A VFR LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOY BEAN FIELD, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO OIL STARVATION CAUSED BY A PLUGGED OIL TANK VENT. BY REMOVING THE OIL TANK TO ENGINE OIL SUPPLY LINE AND THE OIL TANK CAP, THIS ALLOWED THE OIL TO FLOW NORMALLY. THE TANK WAS PROPERLY SERVICED WITH OIL. A MODIFICATION TO THE TANK CAP GASKET IS BEING MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.