19971108039899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr CAPELLA XS · Leander, TX · November 8, 1997

Date
November 8, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place
Leander, TX
Airport
Kittie Hill Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89FW
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA047
Reported as
Amtr Capellaxs
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total10 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power in pattern. Landed off airport. Struck fence. Oil injector failed caused overheating and siezed engine. (-23) forced landing due to loss of engine power.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER IN PATTERN. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. STRUCK FENCE. OIL INJECTOR FAILED CAUSED OVERHEATING AND SIEZED ENGINE. (-23) FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

NTSB investigation

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