# Accident 20010210001369A: Amtr RANSS12, Homestead, FL, February 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2001, 10:15 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4807° N, 80.4092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4807&lon=-80.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N823S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823S-2001-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdaniel Jack RANS S12 (registry code 05603HV, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdaniel-jack-rans-s12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 225 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010210001369A

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OM^ (.4)ON FEBRUARY 10, 2001, AT 1015 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A JACK MCDANIEL, RANS S-12, N823S, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A PLOWED FIELD, NEAR HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, AT 1000. ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, THE PILOT'S WIFE, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HOMESTEAD REGIONAL DADE COUNTY AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED A PLOWED FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER MAKING A SAFE LANDING, THE PILOT EXAMINED THE ENGINE AND FELT THAT HE COULD ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF HE REDUCED FLAPS FROM TWO NOTCHES TO ONE, AND THE AIRPLANE BANKED TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON TO CORRECT THE BANK, AND THEN RETARDED THE THROTTLE. THE AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED A ST                                                    ALL/SPIN, AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION AND FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE ENGINE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATION IN THE MAIN FUEL FILTER, FUEL DRAINS, FUEL PUMP, FILTER ELEMENTS, AND CARBURETOR BOWLS. THE FUEL TANKS ALSO SHOW SIGNS OF A VARNISH SOLUTION NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH STALE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. THE PILOT'S WIFE REPORTED THAT HER HUSBAND REFUELED THE AIRPLANE USING A BUCKET, AND HE PERFORMED HIS OWN MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS NOT A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CERTIFIED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC.

## 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 ATL01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA034), Feb 10, 2001: Jack McDaniel Rans S-12 (N823S), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain flying speed during a soft field takeoff, that resulted in the loss of control and a stall/ spin.

## Other reports on N823S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000909009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000909009359A), Sep 9, 2000: N823S, Homestead, FL, No damage. (-23) Pilot was doing touch and go landing at X51 rwy 27. During landing the pilot flared to high resulting in a hard landing. The left main landing gear was…

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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