# Accident 20000517043609A: Amtr MA18, Mt. Lebanon, PA, May 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2000, 11:58 local time
- Place: Mt. Lebanon, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3998° N, 80.0105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3998&lon=-80.0105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N218MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson Merle M.A. 18 (registry code 0561281, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-merle-m-a-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MA18
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000517043609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 17, 2000, AT 1158 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT MA-18, N218MA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE IN MT. LEBANON, PA. A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOUND THE REQUIRED 12 MONTH INSPECTION WAS NOT COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED A FERRY PERMIT FOR THIS FLIGHT. A CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. DURING DE-FUELING, IT WAS NOTED THAT LESS THAN ONE GALLON OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK. ON MAY 18, 2000, I CONTINUED MY INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE RAN SATISFACTORY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SWITCHED TANKS WHEN HE LOST POWER.

## 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 NYC00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA137), May 17, 2000: Anderson MA-18 (N218MA), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in the loss of power, and his improper flare during the forced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors included a restricted fuel supply…

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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