# Accident 19960703016359A: Amtr CASSUTT3M, Vermlillion, SD, July 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1996, 21:15 local time
- Place: Vermlillion, SD
- Airport: Harold Davidson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7806° N, 96.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7806&lon=-96.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290E-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hewitt Douglas E 3M CASSUTT (registry code 05628S2, https://openairdocs.org/model/hewitt-douglas-e-3m-cassutt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CASSUTT3M
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960703016359A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A TEST FLIGHT AFTER THE PILOT MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY DURING THE FLIGHT.  HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND DID ONE TOUCH-AND-GO.  HE REPORTED THAT HE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED THE AIRPLANE.  HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO GO AROUND.  AT ABOUT 500 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT.  HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE INSTALLED ON THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS DESIGNED FOR USE AS A GROUND POWER UNIT.  THE FUEL PUMP ON THE ENGINE WAS THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP AND HAD NOT BEEN CERTIFIED FOR FLIGHT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A VACUUM LEAK.  HE REPORTED THAT THE VALVE WOULD NOT SEAT AND DID NOT CREATE THE NECESSARY SUCTION.        (-23) PILOT DEPARTED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT - UPON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT HE DED A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. HE LANDED IN A FIELD OFF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI96LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA229), Jul 4, 1996: Hewitt Cassutt 3M (N290E), Vermillion, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the unapproved fuel pump.

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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