# Accident 20000604005259A: Amtr SX300, Richfield, UT, June 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2000, 12:20 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal Aprt
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7491° N, 112.1003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7491&lon=-112.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2H-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schumacher Joe SWEARINGEN SX-300 (registry code 0568003, https://openairdocs.org/model/schumacher-joe-swearingen-sx-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SX300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000604005259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO THE RICHFIELD AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS, FOLLOWED ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURES, BUT THE ENGINE NEVER REGAINED POWER.  PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO RUNWAY 01.  AIRCRAFT TOUGHED DOWN 500 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THERE WAS 17 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING ON THE R/H TANK AND THAT FUEL FLOW WAS AVAILABLE TO THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WITH THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP OPERATING.

## 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 DEN00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA101), Jun 4, 2000: Schumacher Swearingen SX-300 (N2H), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the unavailability of fuel to the engine for undetermined reasons and the pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude on final approach. Contributing factors were the pilot's…

## Other reports on N2H (2)

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

- [Accident 19940612014969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940612014969A), Jun 12, 1994: Amtres SX300 (N2H), Kingman, AZ, Substantial damage. Gusty wind on landing. Elected go around. Dumped flaps. Lost lift and impacted runway.
- [Incident 19900610028429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610028429I), Jun 10, 1990: Amtres SX300 (N2H), Ida Grove, IA, Minor damage. Unsure if gear down and locked. Elected to land gear up on grass next to runway.

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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