# Incident 19980421035729I: Aimm AMT100, Borrego Springs, CA, April 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2559° N, 116.3750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borrego Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2559&lon=-116.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92BZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92BZ-2001-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Amt-100 Ximango AMT-100 (registry code 05623DA, https://openairdocs.org/model/amt-100-ximango-amt-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIMM AMT100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980421035729I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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