# Accident 20000320010409A: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Tuscaloosa, AL, March 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2000, 15:40 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1702° N, 87.6209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1702&lon=-87.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mckinnis STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565570, https://openairdocs.org/model/mckinnis-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEENSKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 22 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000320010409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MARCH 20, 2000, AT APPROX. 3:40 PM, A STEEN SKYBOLT (N75CM) MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AIRPORT. THE CAUSE OF THE FORCED LANDING WAS DUE TO PARTIAL POWER FAILURE. IT WAS DISCOVERD, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THAT WHEN THE A/C BOOST PUMP TURNED ON, THE FUEL WWAS COMING OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE GASLATOR. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE GASALATOR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT RUNNING THROUGH THE GASOLATOR HAD BACKED OUT, THUS CAUSING FUEL TO POUR OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GASOLATOR UNIT. UPON TIGHTENING THE BOLT BACK DOWN AND APPLYING FUEL BOOST PRESSURE TO THE GASOLATOR, NO FUEL LEAKS WERE NOTED. THE FUEL WAS CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION AND NONE WAS FOUND. THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION PORT WERE CHECKED FOR LEAKS. (NONE NOTED)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD LANDED AT TUSCALOOSA TO REFUEL, AND AFTER DEPARTING THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING. THE PILOT, ALSO A CERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, FURTHER STATED THAT HE AND THE FAA INSPECTOR LOOKED AT THE WRECKAGE AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND THEY DISCOVERED A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK AT THE GASCOLATOR. THE GASCOLATOR THUMB NUT HAD NOT BEEN SAFETY WIRED, AND IT HAD BACKED OFF, ALLOWING FUEL TO POUR OUT THE TOP OF THE GASCOLATOR. THE AIRPLANE HAD ACCUMULATED 10 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST CONDITION INSPECTION, WHICH THE PILOT SAID HAD BEEN PERFORMED BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR.

## 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 MIA00LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA114), Mar 20, 2000: Mckinnis Steen Skybolt (N75CM), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power during climb due to fuel starvation which was caused by a fuel leak in the gascolator as a result of improper maintenance by the operator that resulted in the pilot making a…

## Other reports on N75CM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880904056729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904056729I), Sep 4, 1988: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N75CM), Friendswood, TX, Minor damage. Left main gear failed on rollout. Found a fatigue crack just outboard of welded tubing for gear shock cord.

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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