# Accident 20000709007889A: Univar 1081, Topeka, KS, July 9, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 9, 2000, 20:45 local time - Place: Topeka, KS - Airport: Sunset Strip - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9442K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9442K) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081 - Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 270 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA187) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000709007889A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) A/C EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS FOLLOWING TAKE OFF TO THE SOUTH. ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND MID-FIELD LANDING. RIGHT GEAR BROKE ON IMPACT. RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, PROP SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED. (.4) ON JULY 9, 2000 AT 2045 CDT, A STINSON 108-1, N9442K, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON ITITIAL CLIMB FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR TOPEKA, KANSAS. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN A, "...MISS DEVELOPED IN (THE) ENGINE." THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DRAIN FUEL FROM THE GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR BOWL. AFTER FINDING NO DEBRIS OR WATER IN THE FUEL SAMPLES, THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED AN EXTENDED RUN-UP WHERE THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF AND DURING THE CLIMB OUT, AT ABOUT 150 TO 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE, "LANDED HARD ON (THE) RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING IT (AND) DROPPING ON TO (THE) RIGHT WING AND SLID TO (A) STOP ON (THE) EDGE OF (THE) RUNWAY." A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, FAILED TO REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PREEXISTING CONDITION. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE FUEL LINE FROM THE GASCOLATOR TO THE CARBURETOR APPEARED TO HAVE HAD THE RUBBER LINER SHAVED BY THE FITTING DURING ASSEMBLY RESTRICTING THE FLOW OF FUEL. ## 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 CHI00LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA187), Jul 10, 2000: Stinson 108-1 (N9442K), Topeka, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the restricted fuel line, and the pilot not attaining proper runway alignment during the forced landing. Factors were the low altitude at which the engine failure occurred, and the landing gear… 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.