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FAA accident report · Amtr V6 STOL · Newberg, OR · February 25, 2001

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Date
February 25, 2001 · 14:21 local
Place
Newberg, OR
Airport
Chehalem Airpark Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N230VG
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA01LA053
Reported as
Amtr V6STOL
Fatal injuries
0
N230VGRegistration cancelled Mar 12, 2018 · Gibbs Vern L V6 STOLS/N 001 · Built 1999Airframe modelGibbs Vern L V6 STOLEngine 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.

(-19)On February 25, 2001, approx. 1420 PST, an experimental gibbs V-6 stol, N230VG, experienced a hard landing during an off-field forced landing near Chehalem airstrip, Newberg, Oregon. The private pilot and his four passengers were not injured, but the a/c which is owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed toledo state airport, newport, Oregon, about 30 minutes earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, he did not realize the right wing fuel tank, which was the one selected, was near empty. As he entered the VFR pattern for Chehalem, the engine lost power and the propeller stopped turning. The pilot switched to the left tank, which was about one-half full, but was unable to get the engine started prior to reaching an altitude at which it was necessary to abandon the restart attempt and concentrate on making a forced landing. (-23) N230VG, an experimental V-6 stoll, received substantial damage during an off field emergency landing. Mr. Gibbs, pilot in command, was on a base leg for landing at Chehalem, OR. When he said the engine quit. He statd that when the engine quit he realized that he had run the right fuel tank out of fuel. He then switched to the left fuel tank, but was unable to restart the engine prior to landing in the field. Mr. Gibbs is the builder and owner of N230VG.

As the FAA filed it

(-19)ON FEBRUARY 25, 2001, APPROX. 1420 PST, AN EXPERIMENTAL GIBBS V-6 STOL, N230VG, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING AN OFF-FIELD FORCED LANDING NEAR CHEHALEM AIRSTRIP, NEWBERG, OREGON. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, BUT THE A/C WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED TOLEDO STATE AIRPORT, NEWPORT, OREGON, ABOUT 30 MINUTES EARLIER, WAS BEING OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DID NOT REALIZE THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS THE ONE SELECTED, WAS NEAR EMPTY. AS HE ENTERED THE VFR PATTERN FOR CHEHALEM, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED TURNING. THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE LEFT TANK, WHICH WAS ABOUT ONE-HALF FULL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED PRIOR TO REACHING AN ALTITUDE AT WHICH IT WAS NECESSARY TO ABANDON THE RESTART ATTEMPT AND CONCENTRATE ON MAKING A FORCED LANDING. (-23) N230VG, AN EXPERIMENTAL V-6 STOLL, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF FIELD EMERGENCY LANDING. MR. GIBBS, PILOT IN COMMAND, WAS ON A BASE LEG FOR LANDING AT CHEHALEM, OR. WHEN HE SAID THE ENGINE QUIT. HE STATD THAT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD RUN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK OUT OF FUEL. HE THEN SWITCHED TO THE LEFT FUEL TANK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE PRIOR TO LANDING IN THE FIELD. MR. GIBBS IS THE BUILDER AND OWNER OF N230VG.

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 SEA01LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNewberg, ORthe pilot's mismanagement of his available fuel, the fuel starvation of the engine, and the pilot's excessive rate of descent during the touchdown portion of a power-off forced landing.Feb 25, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N230VG · 1

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

Incident 19991017031249IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Newberg, OR(-23) Pilot statement indicates that after touch-down the aircraft began to yaw. Pilot corrected with rudder, at which time a gust of wind caught the aircraft causing it to ground-loop in the opposite direction. Pilot states he has learned a valuable lesson.Oct 17, 1999 · Minor damage