# Incident 20000603032589I: Amtr RV8, Worthington, IN, June 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Worthington, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1184° N, 86.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worthington, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1184&lon=-86.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Underwood J/Williamson T RV8 (registry code 0560788, https://openairdocs.org/model/underwood-j-williamson-t-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 80 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603032589I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SHAWNEE AIRPORT (1I3) AT 3000' THE ENGINE FAILED ABRUPTLY WHEN THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS ADJUSTED TOWARD LEAN. ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED.  THE AIRMAN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRMAN'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND FLIGHT REVIEW HAD EXPIRED.

## Other reports on N540JT (1)

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

- [Incident 20140222002279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140222002279I), Feb 22, 2014: Underwood J/Williamson T RV8 (N540JT), Marion, IN, Minor damage. On February 22, 2014, N540JT, an RV-8, was operated on a pleasure flight from shelbyville municipal airport (gez) to Marion Municipal Airport (mzz). The…

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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