# Incident 20000917026839I: Amtr FP404, Lompoc, CA, September 17, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2000
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6656° N, 120.4675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOMPOC (LPC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6656&lon=-120.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N405SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crandlemire Scott FP 404 EXP (registry code 056184N, https://openairdocs.org/model/crandlemire-scott-fp-404-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FP404
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000917026839I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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