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FAA accident report · Amtr VP-2 · Collinsville, OK · August 5, 1998

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Date
August 5, 1998 · 19:00 local
Place
Collinsville, OK
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2099J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA345
Reported as
Amtr VP2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total93 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N2099JRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 1998 · Fennell Dennis W VP-2S/N V21759Airframe modelFennell Dennis W VP-2

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What happened

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

(.4) After about 20 minutes of flight, and while setting up to enter a local landing pattern, the engine began to slowly loose power, and the engine `quit.' Subsequently, the pilot maneuvered the aircraft toward an open field, and at about 20 to 25 feet AGL, initiated a `power off' stall. Upon ground contact, the airplane veered about 180 degrees `violently to the right.' Inspection of the airplane by an FAA inspector after the accident, revealed that a single set screw had been used to secure the throttle cable at the throttle arm. The screw was found to be `loose' in the carburetor barrel and did not appear to be tight against the cable end. A similar wire cable end was easily pushed through the barrel, indicating that the throttle control cable may not have been securely fastened to the throttle arm prior to the accident. (-23) it is believed that the throttle cable attachment at the carburetor came loose causing loss of power. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a small field surrounded by tree lines. The aircraft was stalled at 10 to 20 feet above ground level, struck the ground in a nose-low attitu de and was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, AND WHILE SETTING UP TO ENTER A LOCAL LANDING PATTERN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SLOWLY LOOSE POWER, AND THE ENGINE `QUIT.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD AN OPEN FIELD, AND AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 FEET AGL, INITIATED A `POWER OFF' STALL. UPON GROUND CONTACT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED ABOUT 180 DEGREES `VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT.' INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR AFTER THE ACCIDENT, REVEALED THAT A SINGLE SET SCREW HAD BEEN USED TO SECURE THE THROTTLE CABLE AT THE THROTTLE ARM. THE SCREW WAS FOUND TO BE `LOOSE' IN THE CARBURETOR BARREL AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE TIGHT AGAINST THE CABLE END. A SIMILAR WIRE CABLE END WAS EASILY PUSHED THROUGH THE BARREL, INDICATING THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SECURELY FASTENED TO THE THROTTLE ARM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (-23) IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE ATTACHMENT AT THE CARBURETOR CAME LOOSE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SMALL FIELD SURROUNDED BY TREE LINES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STALLED AT 10 TO 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITU DE AND WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA345Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCollinsville, OKThe loose throttle control cable resulting in the loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot's decision to intentionally stall the airplane close to the ground during the forced landing to an open field.Aug 6, 1998 · Destroyed