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FAA incident report · Amtr BABY ACE D · Mcalpin, FL · June 30, 2001

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Date
June 30, 2001 · 08:45 local
Place
Mcalpin, FL
Airport
Little River Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N460BW
Reported as
Amtr Babyaced
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
380 total75 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N460BWRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Bloomfield Robert H BABY ACE DS/N RHB-2 · Built 1989Airframe modelBloomfield Robert H BABY ACE DEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 30, 2001, at 0845 EDT, a baby ace, experimental amateur built aircraft, N460BW, registered to ralph's flying service, lost power on takeoff and made an emergency landing at the Little River Airport, Mcalpin, Florida, while on a local pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the private pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight originated at Mcalpin, Florida on June 30, 2001, at 0825 hours. The engine, a Continental 65, had been modified with larger pistons and cylinders to increase the horsepower to approximately 80. A three-bladed composite "warp drive" prop was installed. A 12 gallon fuel tank, mounted in the fuselage, supplied fuel to the carburetor through an electric fuel pump. Auto fuel was used along with aviation fuel. The impact broke off the carburetor, fuel gascolator, and oil tank and subsequently drained all fuel from the aircraft and all oil from the engine. The amount of fuel on board the aircraft at the time of the incident could not be determined.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2001, AT 0845 EDT, A BABY ACE, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N460BW, REGISTERED TO RALPH'S FLYING SERVICE, LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT, MCALPIN, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MCALPIN, FLORIDA ON JUNE 30, 2001, AT 0825 HOURS. THE ENGINE, A CONTINENTAL 65, HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH LARGER PISTONS AND CYLINDERS TO INCREASE THE HORSEPOWER TO APPROXIMATELY 80. A THREE-BLADED COMPOSITE "WARP DRIVE" PROP WAS INSTALLED. A 12 GALLON FUEL TANK, MOUNTED IN THE FUSELAGE, SUPPLIED FUEL TO THE CARBURETOR THROUGH AN ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. AUTO FUEL WAS USED ALONG WITH AVIATION FUEL. THE IMPACT BROKE OFF THE CARBURETOR, FUEL GASCOLATOR, AND OIL TANK AND SUBSEQUENTLY DRAINED ALL FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL OIL FROM THE ENGINE. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.