# Accident 19990614047489A: Amtr SEAWIND, Martinsburg, WV, June 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4602° N, 77.9694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4602&lon=-77.9694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8190J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8190J-2007-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prendergast John SEAWIND (registry code 05606S9, https://openairdocs.org/model/prendergast-john-seawind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAWIND
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 10 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990614047489A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, AND RAN 'SMOOTHLY.' THE PILOT THEN TAXIED THE AIRPLANE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, AND COMPLETED THE RUN-UP CHECKS.  NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED.  HE THEN TAXIED ONTO THE RUNWAY, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, AND SCANNED THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS.  NO DEFICIENCIES WERE OBSERVED, SO THE PILOT EXECUTED THE TAKEOFF.  AFTER RETRACTING THE FLAPS, AND REACHING ABOUT 500 FEET AGL, THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN TO STAY WITHIN GLIDED DISTANCE OF THE AIRPORT.  APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES THROUGH THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN POWER.  THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPONDED TO THROTTLE MOVEMENTS.  WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE RUNWAY THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO A FIELD.  EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE INNER LINER OF THE AIR-INTAKE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE OUTER LINER, BLOCKING AIRFLOW TO THE FUEL SERVO.                                                             (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MRB ON RUNWAY 26 AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. ENGINE QUIT. IT HAD BEEN RUNNING NORMAL TO THAT POINT, AIRCRAFT LANDING IN FIELD STRIKING HAYBALE WHICH SHEARED RIGHT WING OFF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC99LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA141), Jun 14, 1999: Prendergast Seawind (N8190J), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The air-intake's inner liner separating from its outer liner, which blocked airflow to the fuel servo, resulting in a loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the owner/builder's inadequate…

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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