19970119000599A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtrso STARDUSTER2 · Atlanta, TX · January 19, 1997

Date: January 19, 1997 · 16:45 local
Place: Atlanta, TX
Airport: Atlanta Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N45227
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA086
Reported as: Amtrso STARDUSTER2
Fatal injuries: 0

N45227Registration cancelled Jul 18, 2017 · Mahan Raymond R STARDUSTER IIS/N 472 Airframe modelMahan Raymond R STARDUSTER II Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft lost power after takeoff at 1000' MSL. Pilot made a forced landing in a dirt field approximately 2 miles east of airport at Atlanta, Texas (ata). Aircraft sustained substantial damage during landing when the aircraft struck a tree and then landed hard. The main landing gear collapsed, left wing was damaged, and the bottom side of the engine impacted hard causing crushing of the bottom part of the engine. The propeller struck the ground which bent one blade aft and bent the forward part of the crankshaft and propeller flange. The crankcase was cracked at the forward end of the crankshaft. The passenger riding in the front cockpit was rendered unconscious after bumping his head on the instrument panel glareshield and was admitted to the hospital for treatment and observation. Pilot received minor injuries not requiring hospital treatment. There was no post crash fire. Passenger was assisted in egressing aircraft by fire department personnel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1000' MSL. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A DIRT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF AIRPORT AT ATLANTA, TEXAS (ATA). AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND THEN LANDED HARD. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED, AND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE ENGINE IMPACTED HARD CAUSING CRUSHING OF THE BOTTOM PART OF THE ENGINE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WHICH BENT ONE BLADE AFT AND BENT THE FORWARD PART OF THE CRANKSHAFT AND PROPELLER FLANGE. THE CRANKCASE WAS CRACKED AT THE FORWARD END OF THE CRANKSHAFT. THE PASSENGER RIDING IN THE FRONT COCKPIT WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AFTER BUMPING HIS HEAD ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GLARESHIELD AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES NOT REQUIRING HOSPITAL TREATMENT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. PASSENGER WAS ASSISTED IN EGRESSING AIRCRAFT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA086Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtlanta, TXimproper maintenance by unknown person(s), which resulted in the failure of the throttle cable and a substantial loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jan 19, 1997 · Substantial damage