# Accident 19980328004509A: Amtr LONGEZ, Lebanon, OK, March 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OK
- Airport: Eppler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9800° N, 96.9104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9800&lon=-96.9104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83LE-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carter Glenn W LONG-EZ (registry code 056092Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-glenn-w-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980328004509A

## Narrative

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

ABOUT 40 MINUTES INTO THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANES ENGINE BEGAN CUTTING OUT AND KICKING BACK IN. ALTHOUGH THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AAT 10 TO 15 KNOTS, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE DOWNWIND TO THE NORTH ON A GRASS AIRSTRIP, DUE TO A CONCERN THAT LANDING INTO THE WIND COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION WITH MOBILE HOMES AT THE SOUTH END OF THE STRIP IN CASE OF AN OVERRUN. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE 3000 FOOT LONG STRIP, NOSED OVER AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE INVERTED POSITION. EXAMINATION BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE GASCOLATOR BOWL WAS FULL OF WATER, AND WATER WAS FOUND IN FUEL DRAINED FROM THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS WASHED BEFORE THE FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, AT AN EARLIER DATE, HE LEFT THE AIRPLANE PARKED OUTSIDE, IT RAINED OVERNIGHT, AND HE FOUND CONSIDERABLE WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM THE NEXT DAY. (-23) EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITH EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION IN FUEL.  PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON GRASS STRIP.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH STRONG TAIL WIND, ROLLED OFF END OF RUNWAY AN                                       D STOPPED INVERTED 60 FEET BEYOND THRESHOLD IN WHEAT FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA162), Mar 28, 1998: Carter LONG-EZ (N83LE), Lebanon, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind and his ensuing failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors were the tailwind and the pilot's failure to adequately preflight the…

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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