# Incident 19970814027059I: Amtr MOUNTAINGOAT, Livermore, CA, August 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kinetic Aviation/Montagne Bill MOUNTAIN GOAT (registry code 05618XP, https://openairdocs.org/model/kinetic-aviation-montagne-bill-mountain-goat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MOUNTAINGOAT
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 750 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970814027059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING INTERVIEW OF PILOT, PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM. PILOT STATES THAT HE TRIED THE MIXTURE, AND AUXILIARY PUMP WITH NO CHANGE. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT MEADOW SOUTHEAST OF SAN ANTONIO RESERVOIR. PILOT DRAINED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO CLEAR ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. PILOT DID CONFIRM AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF WATER WAS RELEASED FROM FUEL TANKS. PILOT TOOK-OFF WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS. UPON INVESTIGATION/INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT: NO DEFECTS OR ABNORMALITIES WERE DETECTED OR OBSERVED. PILOT HAD REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT AT LIVERMORE WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF TAKE-OFF. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL TRUCK WAS INSPECTED FOR FUEL CONTAMINATES, NONE FOUND, FUEL TRUCK WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

## Other reports on N101MG (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060213001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060213001569A), Feb 13, 2006: Amtr MOUNTAINGOAT (N101MG), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot, with no passengers aboard, landed his "mountain goat" experimental single engine land airplane on remote gravel airstrip approximately 23 miles…
- [Incident 20030206000829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030206000829I), Feb 6, 2003: Amtr MOUNTAINGOAT (N101MG), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot has been counseled by an FAA inspector, has agreed to obtain ground instruction in off airport operations and to notify this office upon…

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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