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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-6 · Crockett, TX · August 9, 1997

Date: August 9, 1997 · 18:15 local
Place: Crockett, TX
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N523JC
Reported as: Amtr RV6
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total3 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N523JCRegistered now · Mcbride Richard L RV-6S/N 20404 · Built 1992 Airframe modelMcbride Richard L RV-6 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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: immediately after t.o. the engine quit due to fuel starvation. The pilot reported he inadvertently bumped the fuel selector valve with his knee and moved it out of the detent. Pilot stated he was aware of the reason the engine quit. But was too low to re-start the engine and landed in a field. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Pilot was counceled. NTSB and kit manufacturer are aware of problem.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: IMMEDIATELY AFTER T.O. THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT REPORTED HE INADVERTENTLY BUMPED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WITH HIS KNEE AND MOVED IT OUT OF THE DETENT. PILOT STATED HE WAS AWARE OF THE REASON THE ENGINE QUIT. BUT WAS TOO LOW TO RE-START THE ENGINE AND LANDED IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT WAS COUNCELED. NTSB AND KIT MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM.