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FAA accident report · Amtr VARIEZE · Iowa City, IA · October 22, 2000

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Date
October 22, 2000 · 08:25 local
Place
Iowa City, IA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N82JF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA029
Reported as
Amtr Varieze
Fatal injuries
0
N82JFRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2013 · Fowler John A VARIEZES/N 1048 · Built 1981Airframe modelFowler John A VARIEZEEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)According to the pilot, he departed towa city, IA at approximately 08:15 for a test flight following maintenance on engine baffeling to correct a cooling problem. He departed towa city, IA and climbed to pattern altitude, he then leveled out and monitored the engine tmep. When temperature stabilized to within the green arc he began to climb ocne again. Approximately 100' into climb engine started to miss and lose power, pilot looked for suitable landing site, selected corn field approximately 4 miles east of the airport and executed emergency landing. Aircraft settled into standing corn and traveled approximately 110 yards where the right main gear stuck into conr/mud and caused the aircraft to flip over. The pilot sustained minor injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. It has not been determined whether the aircraft will be repaired, but if it is repaired this office will investigation the cause of the engine failure at that time. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED TOWA CITY, IA AT APPROXIMATELY 08:15 FOR A TEST FLIGHT FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ON ENGINE BAFFELING TO CORRECT A COOLING PROBLEM. HE DEPARTED TOWA CITY, IA AND CLIMBED TO PATTERN ALTITUDE, HE THEN LEVELED OUT AND MONITORED THE ENGINE TMEP. WHEN TEMPERATURE STABILIZED TO WITHIN THE GREEN ARC HE BEGAN TO CLIMB OCNE AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 100' INTO CLIMB ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND LOSE POWER, PILOT LOOKED FOR SUITABLE LANDING SITE, SELECTED CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT AND EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO STANDING CORN AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 110 YARDS WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STUCK INTO CONR/MUD AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE REPAIRED, BUT IF IT IS REPAIRED THIS OFFICE WILL INVESTIGATION THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE AT THAT TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI01LA029Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIowa City, IAthe inadequate preflight by the pilot which resulted in the fuel drain remaining partially open. Factors to the accident were the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, the partially open fuel drain, the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the…Oct 22, 2000 · Substantial damage