# Accident 19990516005179A: Amtr TITANTORNADO, Monroe, CT, May 16, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 16, 1999, 07:40 local time - Place: Monroe, CT - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.3326° N, 73.2073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3326&lon=-73.2073&mi=10 - Aircraft: N194PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194PA-2010-12-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Abrams Philip ABRAMS TITAN TORNADO (registry code 05624GR, https://openairdocs.org/model/abrams-philip-abrams-titan-tornado) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR TITANTORNADO - Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX583 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,596 total, 450 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA112) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990516005179A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (FROM .19) ON MAY 16, 1999, ABOUT 0740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT TITAN TORNADO, N194PA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN IN MONROE, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE TWIN PINE AIRPORT, PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 0610, DESTINED FOR ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING AT 1,500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE SPUTTERED FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THE ENGINE THEN LOST TOTAL POWER. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE WRECKAGE WAS EXAMINED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. THE FUEL LINE WHICH EXITED THE FUEL TANK WAS SEVERED, AND APPROX. 1 PINT OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE ENGINE WAS PRIMED, STARTED, AND RUN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. IT RAN FOR ABOUT 8 TO 12 SECONDS BEFORE IT STOPPED. ADDITIONALLY, METALLIC PARTICLES WERE OBSERVED INSIDE THE ENGINE CRANKCASE. THE ENGINE WILL BE EXAMINED FURTHER AT A LATER DATE. (.4) ON MAY 16, 1999, ABOUT 0740 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT TITAN TORNADO, N194PA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN IN MONROE, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE TWIN PINE AIRPORT, PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 0630, DESTINED FOR THE WATERBURY-OXFORD AIRPORT, OXFORD, CONNECTICUT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND BUILT BY THE PILOT. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID HE WAS FLYING AT 1,500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WHEN THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE "MISSED" ONCE AND THEN LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO LOW TO ATTEMPT A RESTART, AND HE ESTABLISHED A GLIDE FOR LANDING. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, REVEALED METALLIC PARTICLES INSIDE THE ENGINE'S CRANKCASE. THE ENGINE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE ENGINE WAS REEXAMINED ON MAY 26, 1999, BY AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR, THE FAA INSPECTOR, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER. THE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE MAG CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BEARING HAD FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE 2 CYCLE ROTAX 583 ENGINE HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED AS A SNOWMOBILE ENGINE. (-23) FORCED LANDING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ENGINE. ## 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 NYC99LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA112), May 16, 1999: Abrams Titan Tornado (N194PA), Monroe, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the magneto (mag) cylinder bearing resulting in a total loss of power and subsequent forced landing. 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. 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