# Incident 19960504014329I: Amtr RV6, Aguanga, CA, May 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Aguanga, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4523° N, 116.8555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguanga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4523&lon=-116.8555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N934KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N934KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christensen Kris RV-6 (registry code 05608QC, https://openairdocs.org/model/christensen-kris-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 16 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504014329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT AN AMATEUR BUILT VAN'S RV6 WAS IN THE 16TH HOUR OF PHASE 1 OF ITS FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS OPERATING OUT OF A PRIVATE AIRPORT AT LAKE RIVERSIDE, CA. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A NORMAL CLIMB AFTER TAKE OFF AT ABOUT 400' ALTITUDE THE ENGINE SURGED THEN SEIZED, AND THAT HE HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD. THE PROP DID NOT WINDMILL DURING THE DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND A WING TIP. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DISMANTLED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SEIZURE. A HANDIWIPE RAG WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PAN BLOCKING THE OIL PICKUP TUBE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAVING THE RAG IN THE OIL PAN. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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