# Accident 20010608014329A: Amtr MICROMONG, Petersburg, MI, June 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Petersburg, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8891° N, 83.7100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8891&lon=-83.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N426RT-2007-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Torno Randall C MICRO MONG (registry code 05607Y3, https://openairdocs.org/model/torno-randall-c-micro-mong) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MICROMONG
- Reported engine: AMTR 2SI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010608014329A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 8, 2001, AT 1620 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A TORNO MICRO MONG, N426RT, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 27 (2,300 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY/GRASS) AT THE AIR RAHE ULTRALIGHT PARK, PETERSBURG, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A WESTERLY HEADING AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER APPROXIMATELY 70-FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AFTER THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT BANKING TURN, SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING THE TERRAIN. (-23) MR. TORNO TOOK OFF RUNWAY 27 AND AT ABOUT 70 FEET AGL WITNESS STATED HE HEARD A REDUCTION IN POWER. THE WITNESS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN TO TRY AND RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. HE LOST FLYING SPEED AND HIT                                            THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLIDE AFTER IMPACT. INJURIES WERE CRITICAL. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER (FRONT CYLINDER) HAD A HOLE IN THE PISTON, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER, THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH.

## 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 CHI01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA155), Jun 8, 2001: Torno Micro Mong (N426RT), Petersburg, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot during the forced landing. Factors to the accident were the loss of engine power, the overtemperature of the piston, the hole in the top of the…

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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