# Accident 19990301001879A: Amtr FISHERCELITY, Simpsonville, SC, March 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Simpsonville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6910° N, 82.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6910&lon=-82.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1122V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1122V-1999-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scott George A JR FISHER CELEBRITY (registry code 05626AZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-george-a-jr-fisher-celebrity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHERCELITY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990301001879A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON A TEST FLIGHT WHEN IT LOST POWER, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE ACFT ON A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, AND THE ACFT STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH FULL FUEL AND AFTER TAKEOFF, HE ORBITED THE AIRPORT ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AT 1,100 FEET AGL, THEN PROCEEDED ON COURSE AT THE SAME ALTITUDE. ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES LATER, HE NOTED THAT THE CHT INCREASED BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL.  HE VERIFIED THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS IN THE FULL RICH POSITION AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT, NOTING THAT THE CHT CONTINUED TO INCREASE.  HE APPLIED THROTTLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE BUT THE CHT INCREASED AND AT THAT TIME, THE ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO DECREASE.  UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, HE SELECTED A SITE FOR A FORCED LANDING BUT WAS UNABLE TO LAND THERE DUE TO A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. WHILE DESCENDING FOR A FORCED LANDING ON A OFF-RAMP OF A HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A LIGHT POLE.  THE AIRPLANE THEN ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED A FENCE.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT A PLASTIC 90-DEGREE FITTING LOCATED AT THE INLET OF THE CARBURETOR WAS BROKEN.  ADDIT IONALLY, ALL CYLINDER HEADS WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN SPARK PLUG HOLES. IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AFT CYLINDER HEAD WAS NOTED.               (-23)ON MARCH 1, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 HOURS, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE WHILE ATTEMPTING AN OFFFIELD LANDING ALONGSIDE I-385 IN SIMPSONVILLE, SC.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FITTING FOR THE FUEL LINE ON THE CARBURETOR HAD BROKEN.

## 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 MIA99LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA093), Mar 1, 1999: Scott A. George Jr. Fisher Celebrity (N1122V), Simpsonville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of engine power due to the failure of a plastic 90-degree fitting at the inlet fitting of…

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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