# Incident 19980411026429I: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20, Auburn, IN, April 11, 1998 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 11, 1998, 13:30 local time - Place: Auburn, IN - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.3677° N, 85.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3677&lon=-85.0565&mi=10 - Aircraft: N51SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SF-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 (registry code 4220120, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-sea-fury-tmk-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Wright R3350-26WD (registry code 67059, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-26wd) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR SEAFURYTMK20 - Reported engine: WRIGHT R3350* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980411026429I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THIS TOOK PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 EST, ON APRIL 11, 1998, AND RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE BECAUSE OF WATER IN THE AUX. FUEL TANKS. THIS AIRCRAFT, A HAWKER SEA FURY MANUFACTURED IN 1949, HAS BEEN MODIFIED OVER THE YEARS. IT NOW HAS A CURTISS WRIGHT 3350 CID ENGINE. DUE TO THE LARGER ENGINE THE OIL COOLER IS APPARENTLY UNABLE TO COOL THE OIL ADEQUATELY DURING EXTENDED GROUND OPERATIONS. FOR THAT REASON A WATER SPRAY BAR HAS BEEN INSTALLED, ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL TANK IN EACH WING TO HOLD THE WATER. THIS WATER IS TO SPRAY ON THE OIL COOLER, WHILE ON THE GROUND, TO HELP CONTROL OIL TEMPERATURE. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED SO THAT THESE ADITIONAL TANKS CAN BE UTILIZED FOR FUEL IF NECESSARY. THEY ALSO HAVE A COMMON VENT LINE WITH THE NORMAL AUX. FUEL TANKS IN THE WINGS. ALSO THE NORMAL AUX FUEL TANKS DO NOT HAVE PROVSIONS FOR SUMPING. THESE ARE THE TANKS THAT CONTAINED THE WATER THAT CAUSED THE POWER LOSS. IT APPEARS THAT WITH WATER IN THE WATER TANKS, AND THE WING FOLDED UP. WATER DRAINED BACK THROUGH THE VENT LINE INTO THE THE NORMAL AUX FUEL TANKS AND WITH THE WINGS FOLDED THE WATER TANKS ARE HIGER THAN THE FUEL TANKS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DRAINED ALL THE FUEL SUMPS PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. HE WAS UNALBE TO DRAIN THE AUX. TANKS SINCE THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS TO DO SO. WITH THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK FULL HE WAS ABLE TO FLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE PUMPS BEGAN PUMPING FUEL FROM THE AUX. TANKS TO THE FUSELAGE TANK. THAT WAS WHEN THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. ## Other reports on N51SF (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20080820843779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820843779A), Aug 20, 2008: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft lost power on downwind for runway 14 and the pilot landed short of the runway. - [Incident 20080422831839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080422831839I), Apr 22, 2008: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 15 at kads, while slowing down to exit the runway at taxiway f, the pilot reached to unlock the tail wheel. The bolts holding the… - [Incident 20001107024629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001107024629I), Nov 7, 2000: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20 (N51SF), Springfield, IL. (-23) #.IGL1920010008 chip light came on and approx. 20 seconds later the engine started running rough. The pilot declared an emergency and diverted to spi and… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.