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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr Pulsar · Kankakee, IL · March 15, 1997

Date: March 15, 1997 · 09:00 local
Place: Kankakee, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N817BS
Reported as: Amtr Pulsar
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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: a pulsair, N817BS was being flown on a part 91 flight. The engine encountered a difficulity while running. The fuel selector was switched to another fuel tank, with no improvement in engine performance. The pilot made a forced landing. No damage or injuries. Investigation revealed ice had formed in a fuel line. There are no provisions for a quick drain on this aircraft. Aircraft is experimental a-d has no requirement for quick drain.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A PULSAIR, N817BS WAS BEING FLOWN ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE ENGINE ENCOUNTERED A DIFFICULITY WHILE RUNNING. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SWITCHED TO ANOTHER FUEL TANK, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ICE HAD FORMED IN A FUEL LINE. THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR A QUICK DRAIN ON THIS AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT IS EXPERIMENTAL A-D HAS NO REQUIREMENT FOR QUICK DRAIN.