# Accident 20000404007529A: Amtr PITTSS1C, Phoenix, AZ, April 4, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 4, 2000, 18:04 local time - Place: Phoenix, AZ - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10 - Aircraft: N27DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27DM-2023-11-18) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Muxlow PITTS S-1C (registry code 722024V, https://openairdocs.org/model/muxlow-pitts-s-1c) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR PITTSS1C - Reported engine: LYC O320* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA143) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000404007529A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DVT ON 04/04/00 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS ON RUNWAY 7R. AFTER CLIMBING TO 2500 FEET PILOT REDUCED POWER TO CLIMB SETTING. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY FELL TO 1000 RPM AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. THE PILOT PLACED THROTTLE TO FULL POSITION, CHECKED MIXTURE, AND USED MANUAL FUEL PUMP. FUEL PRESSURE WAS VERIFIED. THE PILOT RADIOED DVT TOWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25L. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RUNWAY AND WAS FORCED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 25L THRESHOLD. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER FORWARD AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. (.4) ON APRIL 4, 2000, AT 1804 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A HOMEBUILT MUXLOW PITTS S-1C, N27DM, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE DEER VALLEY AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE SUBSEQUENT OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE P ROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 7R TO THE EAST. HE CONTINUED HEADING EASTBOUND, AND ABOUT 2,500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL, HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE FROM TAKEOFF POWER. THE RPM DECREASED TO IDLE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND ENSURED THAT THE MIXTURE WAS IN THE FULL RICH POSITION, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON, AND THE MAGNETOS WERE POSITIONED TO "BOTH." THE RPM DID NOT INCREASE. HE TURNED LEFT TOWARD THE AIRPORT AND NOTED AN OPEN AREA IN THE DESERT. A FORCED LANDING ENSUED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE TERRAIN WAS ROUGH, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, UPPER LEFT WING PANEL, RUDDER, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, THE THROTTLE LEVER WAS IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION AND THE MIXTURE LEVER WAS IN THE FULL RICH POSITION. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE MANIPULATED THE THROTTLE HANDLE IN THE COCKPIT, THE THROTTLE LINKAGE OPERATED. THE OPERATOR DID NOT PROVIDE A PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, NTSB FORM 6120.1/2. ## 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 LAX00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA143), Apr 5, 2000: Muxlow Pitts S-1C (N27DM), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing and the rough/uneven terrain on which the airplane landed. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.