# Accident 20000811040879A: Amtr SR2500, Bakersfield, CA, August 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2000, 19:00 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1510° N, 119.0594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1510&lon=-119.0594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24VW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24VW-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barclay W/Vincent L MURPHY SR 2500 (registry code 056069V, https://openairdocs.org/model/barclay-w-vincent-l-murphy-sr-2500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SR2500
- Reported engine: CONT IO470D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 48 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811040879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CIRCLING TO LAND A PRIVATE AIR STRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE OF 150 FEET AGL. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD ADJACENT TO A CORN FIELD. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE DIRT ROAD, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A METAL POLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DIVERT AND CRASH INTO THE CORN FIELD. (.4) DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN IRRIGATION STANDPIPE, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED IN A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER TO DESCEND AND CIRCLE TO LAND AT A DIRT AIRSTRIP. WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO ARREST THE AIRPLANE'S DESCENT THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDING POWER INCREASE. HE CONDUCTED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE OVERFLEW THE AIRSTRIP AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. REVIEW OF THE AIRPLANE'S POWER PLANT LOGBOOK REVEALED THAT AN OVERHAULED ENGINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE IN MARCH 1999. THE LAST ENTRY WAS DECEMBER 8, 1999, WHEN THE                                                                          ENGINE WAS TEST RAN, AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. NO FURTHER ENTRIES WERE FOUND IN THE AIRFRAME OR POWER PLANT LOGBOOKS. DURING THE ENGINE EXAMINATION THE THROTTLE VALVE WAS FOUND JAMMED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. INVESTIGATORS ALSO FOUND THE IDLE SPEED STOP SCREW BACKED OFF FROM THE THROTTLE SHAFT ARM ABOUT 1/8 INCH. NO FURTHER MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE NOTED.

## 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 LAX00LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA293), Aug 12, 2000: Barclay/Vincent Murphy SR 2500 (N24VW), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Adjustment by other maintenance personnel of the idle speed stop screw. The idle speed stop screw was backed off from the throttle shaft arm, not allowing the butterfly valve to operate properly,…

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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