# Accident 19980524010779A: Amtr WAGARO2+2, Hurricane, UT, May 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1998, 10:07 local time
- Place: Hurricane, UT
- Airport: Hurricane Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2604° N, 113.2696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2604&lon=-113.2696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6272A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6272A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mader William J WAG-AERO 2+2 (registry code 056029X, https://openairdocs.org/model/mader-william-j-wag-aero-2-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WAGARO2+2
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980524010779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. NOSED OVER LANDING OFF AIRPORT. DAMAGED VERTICAL STABLIZER. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS.  WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN FROM UNDERNEATH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.  HE TURNED OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THEN EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN AN UNPLOWED WHEAT FIELD.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LANDING GEAR BECAME ENTANGLED WITH WHEAT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.  POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE EXHAUST STACK HAD FRACTURED, ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ENVELOPE A FUEL LINE.                (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT AT AURRIACANE, UTAH HE EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND ASSUMED AN ENGINE FIRE.  THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE ELECTRICAL AND THEN THE FUEL.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN UNCUT WHEAT FIELD.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK DAMAGING THE VERTICAL TAIL.  THE PILOT STATED THE PART OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM CRACKED THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

## 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 FTW98LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA241), May 24, 1998: Mader WAG-AERO 2+2 (N6272A), Hurricane, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with high vegetation and unsuitable terrain during a forced landing. A factor was a partial failure of the engine's exhaust stack during flight.

## Other reports on N6272A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990116013049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990116013049I), Jan 16, 1999: Amtr WAGARO2+2 (N6272A). One of three aircraft is listed in the report the other two are as follows: 1.N9267Y-RV-6A, 2.N1576J-Piper cherokee three aircraft were fueled, one after 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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