19990816012359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Mxii · Floyd, VA · August 16, 1999

Date: August 16, 1999 · 19:00 local
Place: Floyd, VA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr Mxii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Unregistered ultralight crashed under unknown circumstances. (-23) Mr. Turman experienced a power loss in one of the cylinders in his Bombardier Rotax engine. He proceeded to make a precautionary landing, but struck a power line on descent. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and Mr. Turman had minor injuries to his right arm. Mr. Turman operated an experimental amateur built aircraft which was not certificated and registered as per FARS. Additionally, Mr. Turman is not an FAA certificated airman and does not hold a current medical as required by the far's.

As the FAA filed it

UNREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (-23) MR. TURMAN EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS IN HIS BOMBARDIER ROTAX ENGINE. HE PROCEEDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, BUT STRUCK A POWER LINE ON DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND MR. TURMAN HAD MINOR INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT ARM. MR. TURMAN OPERATED AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS NOT CERTIFICATED AND REGISTERED AS PER FARS. ADDITIONALLY, MR. TURMAN IS NOT AN FAA CERTIFICATED AIRMAN AND DOES NOT HOLD A CURRENT MEDICAL AS REQUIRED BY THE FAR'S.