# Accident 20000402013819A: Amtr MXIISPRINT, Fresno, CA, April 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2000, 08:18 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MXIISPRINT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 80 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402013819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM FCH TO O32 THE ENGINE FAILED CAUSING A FORCED LANDING. LATE IN THE APPROACH THE PILOT SAW POWERLINES IN HIS WAY, HE PITCHED UP TO AVOID THEM CAUSING THE WING TO STALL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4)ON APRIL 2, 2000, AT 0818 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN UNREGISTERED AND NONCERTIFICATED QUICKSILVER SPRINT 2 AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING NEAR FRESNO, CALIFORNIA. THE FORCED LANDING WAS PRECIPITATED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WHO DOES NOT HOLD A PILOT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE TWO-PLACE AIRPLANE AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT INTENDED THE OPERATION TO BE UNDER 14 CFR PART 103; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE EXCEEDS 254 POUNDS, IS A TWO-PLACE VEHICLE NOT INTENDED FOR TRAINING, AND HAS A FUEL CAPACITY GREATER THAN 5 GALLONS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FIELD FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED AT THE FRESNO CHANDLER AIRPORT AT 0800 AS A NONSTOP FLIGHT TO REEDLY, CALIFORNIA.                          THE PILOT STATED TO RESPONDING FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS, AND, SUBSEQUENTLY TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTORS THAT HE WAS FLYING ABOUT 1,200 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY, THEN QUIT ALTOGETHER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD WHEN HE OBSERVED POWER LINES IN HIS PATH. DURING THE PULL-UP MANEUVER TO AVOID THE WIRES, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED IN THE FIELD. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ROTAX 503 ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NO. 2 PISTON WAS SCORED AND HEAT DISCOLORED, AND HAD SEIZED IN THE CYLINDER. REVIEW OF FAA AIRCRAFT AND AIRMAN RECORDS DISCLOSED NO RECORD THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD EVER BEEN REGISTERED OR ISSUED AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. NO RECORD WAS FOUND THAT THE PILOT HAD EVER BEEN ISSUED A PILOT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. A CHECK OF FAA RECORDS IN THE FRESNO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE HAD EVER BEEN ISSUED A WAIVER IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 103.5.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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