# Incident 19991002038589I: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG, Romeoville, IL, October 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1999, 12:45 local time
- Place: Romeoville, IL
- Airport: Lewis University Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6081° N, 88.0964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEWIS UNIVERSITY (LOT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6081&lon=-88.0964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beaird Brian W GLASAIR II RG (registry code 05606YJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/beaird-brian-w-glasair-ii-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIRG
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 12 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991002038589I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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