# Accident 19991128033299A: Amtr STEWARTS51, Aguila, AZ, November 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1999, 11:56 local time
- Place: Aguila, AZ
- Airport: Eagle Roost Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8101° N, 113.1796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8101&lon=-113.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N151L-2000-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis Jerry D STEWART S-51 (registry code 05602LJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-jerry-d-stewart-s-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEWARTS51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128033299A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999, ABOUT 1156 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A LEWIS STEWART S-51, N151L, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENIGNE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR THE EAGLE ROOST AIRPARK, AGUILA, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AND IMPACTED ROUGH TERRAIN. THE EXPERIMENTAL, HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRPARK ABOUT 1045. THE MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT DURING THE PILOT'S FLIGHT IN HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE., THE PILOT BROADCAST THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY EXTENDING ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT CIRCLED THE AREA BURNING OFF FUEL. WHILE MANEUVERING, ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON SOFT DIRT TERRAIN AND IMPACTED BERMS, ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF THE UNCONTROLLED AIRSTRIP. A NEIGHBOR OF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PILOT HAD FLOWN HIS AIRPLANE FOLLOWING ITS CONSTRUCTION.             (-23) LOST ENGINE POWER, ONE MAIN GEAR DID NOT FULLY EXTEND BEFORE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD & IMPACTED ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX00LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA045), Nov 28, 1999: Lewis Stewart S-51 (N151L), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The jamming of a main landing gear in its wheel well for undetermined reasons.

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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