20010516011659A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6 · Muscatine, IA · May 16, 2001

Date: May 16, 2001 · 17:50 local
Place: Muscatine, IA
Airport: Muscatine Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4348Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA142
Reported as: Amtr RV6

N4348QRegistered now · Baldwin William H RV-6S/N 20771 · Built 1992 Airframe modelBaldwin William H RV-6 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23)After take off at 400 ft. the engine RPM started to drop slowly. The pilot decreased mixture slightly, engine RPM increased and then the engine failed and pilot landed in soft farm field. After landing the aircraft nosed over on it's top. Further investigation of the aircraft engine will be completed by the a/w section of 06/25/2001.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER TAKE OFF AT 400 FT. THE ENGINE RPM STARTED TO DROP SLOWLY. THE PILOT DECREASED MIXTURE SLIGHTLY, ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED AND PILOT LANDED IN SOFT FARM FIELD. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON IT'S TOP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE A/W SECTION OF 06/25/2001.

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 CHI01LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMuscatine, IAThe engine failure for undetermined reasons. Factors were the low altitude, the trees, the presence of the irrigation system, the ditch and the soft ground.May 16, 2001 · Substantial damage