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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aimm AMT-100 · Borrego Springs, CA · April 21, 1998

Date: April 21, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place: Borrego Springs, CA
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N92BZ
Reported as: Aimm AMT100
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N92BZRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2001 · Amt-100 Ximango AMT-100S/N 100.012 Airframe modelAmt-100 Ximango AMT-100

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What happened

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

(-5) On April 21, 1998, at 1815 PST, the pilot in command of N92BZ, a ximango AMT-100 sailplane, was forced to make a gear up landing at Borrego Springs airport (LO8), when the aircraft lost power on takeoff at an altitude of approximately 100 feet AGL. The aircraft skidded to a halt on the runway sustaining minor damage to the aircraft belly. The wooden propeller was damaged as a result of the prop strike as was the engine crankshaft. Aircraft inspection revealed that the fuel system was plumbed in series when it should have been plumbed in parallel from the firewall to the engine. A review of the aircraft and engine logs produced no record of who orginally performed this fuel system modification. The fuel lines were re-routed iaw the AMT-100 maintenance manual. The engine, mechanical fuel pump, and related items were replaced as a result of the propeller strike. The pilot was not injured. A malfunction or defect report, FAA form 8010-4, was not submitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) ON APRIL 21, 1998, AT 1815 PST, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N92BZ, A XIMANGO AMT-100 SAILPLANE, WAS FORCED TO MAKE A GEAR UP LANDING AT BORREGO SPRINGS AIRPORT (LO8), WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A HALT ON THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY. THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE PROP STRIKE AS WAS THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS PLUMBED IN SERIES WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLUMBED IN PARALLEL FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE ENGINE. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE LOGS PRODUCED NO RECORD OF WHO ORGINALLY PERFORMED THIS FUEL SYSTEM MODIFICATION. THE FUEL LINES WERE RE-ROUTED IAW THE AMT-100 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE ENGINE, MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP, AND RELATED ITEMS WERE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE PROPELLER STRIKE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4, WAS NOT SUBMITTED.