# Accident 20010225001639A: Amtr V6STOL, Newberg, OR, February 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2001, 14:21 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Chehalem Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3204° N, 122.9802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3204&lon=-122.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230VG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230VG-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gibbs Vern L V6 STOL (registry code 05626Z6, https://openairdocs.org/model/gibbs-vern-l-v6-stol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR V6STOL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010225001639A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA053), Feb 25, 2001: Gibbs V-6 Stol (N230VG), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

## Other reports on N230VG (1)

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

- [Incident 19991017031249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991017031249I), Oct 17, 1999: Amtr V6STOL (N230VG), Newberg, OR, Minor damage. (-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…

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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