19991002038589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR II RG · Romeoville, IL · October 2, 1999

Date: October 2, 1999 · 12:45 local
Place: Romeoville, IL
Airport: Lewis University Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N240DB
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiirg
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
Pilot’s flight hours: 204 total12 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N240DBRegistered now · Beaird Brian W GLASAIR II RGS/N 1032 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBeaird Brian W GLASAIR II RG Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that the aircraft engine failed shortly after lift-off from runway 27 at Lewis-lockport (lot). The pilot turned the aircraft into the wind and made a power off emergency landing in a farm field. Subsequent investigation revealed that the pilot had the fuel selector positioned to the fuselage (header) tank. There was no fuel found in the selector tank. The engine was started and ran normally after the fuel selector was repositioned to a full fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT LEWIS-LOCKPORT (LOT). THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND AND MADE A POWER OFF EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT HAD THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED TO THE FUSELAGE (HEADER) TANK. THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND IN THE SELECTOR TANK. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY AFTER THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS REPOSITIONED TO A FULL FUEL TANK.