# Incident 19970914026559I: Amtr FISHER, St Clair, MI, September 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: St Clair, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8265° N, 82.4924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Clair, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8265&lon=-82.4924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2117J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2117J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mehl Eric R FISHER CLASSIC (registry code 05628UH, https://openairdocs.org/model/mehl-eric-r-fisher-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 160 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914026559I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEAR MR. PERKINS, ON SEPTEMBER 14, 97, I WAS FLYING MY FISHER CLASSIC N2117J OVER MUSCAMOOT BAY. THE ENGINE FAILED AND I LANDED MY AIRPLANE IN APPROX. 3 FEET OF WATER IN THE MARSH. ENCLOSED ARE PICTURES OF THE ENGINE PART THAT FAILED. ERIC R. MEHL PILOT STATEMENT RECEIVED 6 OCT 97. ROTARY VALVE GEAR FAILED (PICTURE ATTACHED) WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO STOP. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1997, I WAS FLYING MY FISHER CLASSIC N2117J OVER MUSCOMOOT BAY.  THE ENGINE FAILED AND I LANDED MY AIRPLANE IN APPROX. 3 FEET OF WATER IN THE MARSH. ENCLOSED ARE PICTURES OF THE ENGINE PART THAT FAILED. (PILOT STATEMENT RECEIVED 6 OCT 97).

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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