# Accident 20010630020239A: Amtr GENESIS, Howell, MI, June 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6006° N, 83.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6006&lon=-83.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N370E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370E-2001-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Melenyk Glenn R GENESIS (registry code 05628FA, https://openairdocs.org/model/melenyk-glenn-r-genesis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GENESIS
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630020239A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 30, 2001, AT 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MELENYK GENESIS, N370E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY AIRPORT, HOWELL, MICHIGAN AT 0850. (-23) THE PILOT, GLEN MELENYK, AND HIS SON DEPARTED THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY AIRPORT (OZW), HOWELL, MICHIGAN AT 9 AM FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N370E. HE FUELED THE AIRCRAFT TO 11.5 GALLONS OF PREMIUM AUTO GAS. THE TANK HAD A CAPACITY OF 12.5 GALLONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM OVER FOWLERVILLE, MICHIGAN (APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES WEST OF OZW) AT 2500 FEET MSL THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE THRUST. PRIOR TO THAT TIME ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. RPM, WATER TEMPERATURE, EGT, CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE WERE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. AT IDLE THRUST OF 4200 RPM, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT SUSTAINE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. MR. MELENYK BEGAN A DESCENT TOWARD                                            THE OZW AIRPORT. THE ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ANY THROTTLE MOVEMENT AND SWITCHING IGNITION SYSTEMS HAD NO EFFECT. AT 1500' MSL (600' AGL), HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A WHEAT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE ABOUT 15-20 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH AND HE LANDED DOWNWIND IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. THE WHEAT WAS ABOUT THREE FEET IN HEIGHT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK. MR. MELENYK AND HIS SON EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WALKED TO THE ROAD NEARBY. MR. MELENYK WAS UNHURT AND HIS SON SUTAINED A MINOR CUT. THE ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED IN THE FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED TO THE OZW AIRPORT. IN SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REGARDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, CARBURETOR BOWLS WERE REMOVED, THROTTLE CABLE AND CARBURETOR SLIDE BOTH HAD FREE FULL MOVEMENT, FUEL PUMP REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED, ALL FUEL HOSES WERE LOOKED AT WITH NO DISCREPANCIES IN ANY AREA.

## 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 CHI01LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA192), Jun 30, 2001: Melenyk Genesis (N370E), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight planning/decision by the pilot. Contributing factors were the undetermined loss of engine power, the quartering tailwind and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot.

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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