# Accident 20000826012159A: Amtr EARLYBIRDJNY, Chino, CA, August 26, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 26, 2000, 14:09 local time - Place: Chino, CA - Airport: Chino Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.0000° N, 117.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-117.6806&mi=10 - Aircraft: N593JN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N593JN-2018-08-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Steinke Gary H EARLY BIRD ACFT-JENN (registry code 05623TB, https://openairdocs.org/model/steinke-gary-h-early-bird-acft-jenn) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR EARLYBIRDJNY - Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX583 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 153 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA317) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000826012159A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED LOSS OF POWER, LANDED IN A FIELD TWO MILES EAST OF CHINO AIRPORT. ENGINE WAS EXAMINED, UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE. OWNER STATED, THAT HE IS GOING TO REMOVE AND REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE,ALSO REPAIR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE DAMAGE. PILOT WUKK BE COUNSELED, HE HAS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS AND ON INCIDENT INVOLVING HIS AIRCRAFT. TWO ENGINE RELATED ONE HARD LANDING. (.4) ON AUGUST 26, 2000, AT 1409 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL STEINKE EARLY BIRD-JENNY, N593JN, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR CHINO, CALIFORNIA. THE FORCED LANDING WAS PRECIPITATED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE APPROACH TO THE CHINO AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED RUBIDEAUX AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1400. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT TOLD THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) ACCIDENT COORDINATOR THAT THE AIRPLANE RAN WELL WHEN HE FLEW FROM CHINO TO RIVERSIDE. ON THE RETURN TO CHINO, THE ENGINE LOST P OWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,800 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL). HE TOLD THE INSPECTOR HE TURNED ON AN AUXILIARY ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP AND UTILIZED THE PRIMER, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT REGAIN POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A FIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER TO AN INVERTED POSITION. THE FAA COORDINATOR INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE. MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE VALVES INSIDE THE CARBURETORS CORRESPONDED TO MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE LEVER INSIDE THE COCKPIT. EACH FUEL TANK WAS AT HALF CAPACITY. A MECHANIC OPERATED THE PRIMER BUTTON AND HE OBSERVED FUEL BEING INJECTED INTO THE CARBURETOR INTAKE BODY. HE NOTED THE VACUUM FUEL PUMP WAS THE PRIMARY FEED FOR THE ENGINE. THIS PUMP COULD NOT BE TESTED, AS THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RUN. HE TESTED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. THIS PUMP OPERATED AFTER HE VIGOROUSLY CYCLED THE MASTER POWER SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN THE ON AND OFF POSITIONS. HE OBSERVED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT WET WITH FUEL OR OIL. THEY EXHIBITED CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL OPERATION WHEN COMPARED TO THE CHAMPION AVIATION CHECK-A-PLUG AV-27 CHART. ## 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 LAX00LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA317), Aug 26, 2000: Steinke Early Bird -JENNY (N593JN), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine lost power for undetermined reasons and nosed over in a soft field during the resulting forced landing. ## Other reports on N593JN (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20180410003459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180410003459I), Apr 10, 2018: Steinke Gary H EARLY BIRD ACFT-JENN (N593JN), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. On 4/10/2018, at approximately 2251Z, an experimental amateur built two third scale curtiss jenny replica aircraft was blown off its departure runway (March… - [Incident 20131022022409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131022022409I), Oct 22, 2013: Steinke Gary H EARLY BIRD ACFT-JENN (N593JN), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. N593JN requested a maintenance high speed taxi on runway 26L. Aircraft went 15 feet AGL, power was reduced, N593JN made an abrupt left turn headed off runway… - [Accident 19950723019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019369A), Jul 23, 1995: Amtr EARLYBIRDJNY (N593JN), Akron, CO, Substantial damage. After fuel stop. Sluggish on climbout engine not at full power, aborted. Nosed over. Fixture too rich. Valve stuck. 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.