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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SEAREY · Summit, DE · July 11, 1996

Date: July 11, 1996 · 14:40 local
Place: Summit, DE
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N95EN
Reported as: Amtr Searey
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 245 total172 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

N95ENRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2019 · Nichols Edson H III SEAREYS/N 1MK095 · Built 1995 Airframe modelNichols Edson H III SEAREY 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: pilot reported the following: during cruise at 1500' heard a loud noise, (thunk) followed by vibration and engine stoppage. An emergency gear up landing was made in a large corn field. Aircraft damage was minor. Investigation disclosed: it appears the exhaust pipe broke away from the muffler assembly and departed through the propeller. Half of one propeller blade was missing. The fuel pump suction line was severed. Engine stoppage was probably due to fuel starvation. This aircraft is experimental amateur built, amphibian with a rear mounted engine. Neither the engine and propeller are type certificated. This office plans no further action concerning this matter.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: DURING CRUISE AT 1500' HEARD A LOUD NOISE, (THUNK) FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE. AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE IN A LARGE CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED: IT APPEARS THE EXHAUST PIPE BROKE AWAY FROM THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY AND DEPARTED THROUGH THE PROPELLER. HALF OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS MISSING. THE FUEL PUMP SUCTION LINE WAS SEVERED. ENGINE STOPPAGE WAS PROBABLY DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, AMPHIBIAN WITH A REAR MOUNTED ENGINE. NEITHER THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER ARE TYPE CERTIFICATED. THIS OFFICE PLANS NO FURTHER ACTION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.