19951119044249I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Glasairiii · Weyavwega, WI · November 19, 1995

Date: November 19, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place: Weyavwega, WI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N263AN
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiii
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 310 total11 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N263ANRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2019 · Beauchesne/Wells GLASAIR TDS/N 544 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBeauchesne/Wells GLASAIR TD Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the modified engine in this home built aircraft and its systems were checked and no discrepancies were found except about 1" of water was found in the fuel gascolator. No other water was found in the fuel system. The pilot stated that the engine surged several times and then lost enough power that he could not maintain altitude. He selected a plowed farm field and landed. The left main and nose landing gears were broken off. And both wing tips were damaged. There was no injuries nor property damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE MODIFIED ENGINE IN THIS HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT AND ITS SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND EXCEPT ABOUT 1" OF WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL GASCOLATOR. NO OTHER WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SURGED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN LOST ENOUGH POWER THAT HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE SELECTED A PLOWED FARM FIELD AND LANDED. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS WERE BROKEN OFF. AND BOTH WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO INJURIES NOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.