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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr FP404 · Lompoc, CA · September 17, 2000

Date: September 17, 2000
Place: Lompoc, CA
Airport: Lompoc Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N405SC
Reported as: Amtr FP404

N405SCRegistered now · Crandlemire Scott FP 404 EXPS/N 4107 Airframe modelCrandlemire Scott FP 404 EXP Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While doing touch and go's, pilot lost power and made an off airport landing 1/2 mile from the Lompoc Airport in a field in his home-built fisher bi-plane. There was no damage to the a/c and he received no injuries. Pilot stated that he had lost power and was at a low altitude and elected to land straight ahead. The a/c was equipped with a hirth/rotax 2 cylinder 2 stroke non type certificated engine. After landing he removed the wings and towed the a/c back to the airport. He indicated that he had 1/2 fuel remaining and he was going to remove the engine and send it back to the manufacture for repair. 12/08/00 owner informed me that the ignition system had failed, all has been repaired and engine is reinstalled. No further action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO'S, PILOT LOST POWER AND MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING 1/2 MILE FROM THE LOMPOC AIRPORT IN A FIELD IN HIS HOME-BUILT FISHER BI-PLANE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE A/C AND HE RECEIVED NO INJURIES. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LOST POWER AND WAS AT A LOW ALTITUDE AND ELECTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE A/C WAS EQUIPPED WITH A HIRTH/ROTAX 2 CYLINDER 2 STROKE NON TYPE CERTIFICATED ENGINE. AFTER LANDING HE REMOVED THE WINGS AND TOWED THE A/C BACK TO THE AIRPORT. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD 1/2 FUEL REMAINING AND HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE THE ENGINE AND SEND IT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURE FOR REPAIR. 12/08/00 OWNER INFORMED ME THAT THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAD FAILED, ALL HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND ENGINE IS REINSTALLED. NO FURTHER ACTION.