# Incident 20001227025389I: Amtr MARKIII, Hilo, HI, December 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2000, 13:12 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51252 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MARKIII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001227025389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE. ENGINE HAD AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF OIL AND FUEL. OWNER/PILOT WAS FLYING AND STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE AIRPLANE HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION IN MARCH 2000. ENGINE FAILED AT 2500 MSL APPROX. 10 MILES SOUTH OF THE HILO AIRPORT. LANDED IN A VACANT FIELD. DUE TO THE ROCKY TERRAIN, THE AIRPLANE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED TO THE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WINGTIP. OWNER HAS NOT REMOVED THE ENGINE FOR INSPECTION. WHEN AN ENGINE INSPECTION IS COMPLETED, THE OWNER WILL PROVIDE A DETAILED FINDING TO THIS OFFICE.

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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