# Incident 20010714021299I: Amtr MXIISPECIAL, Mt Vernon, IN, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IN
- Airport: Davis Field Ultralight
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9370° N, 87.8959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9370&lon=-87.8959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N582RP-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pearson Richard A MX II SPECIAL (registry code 05611MH, https://openairdocs.org/model/pearson-richard-a-mx-ii-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MXIISPECIAL
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 23 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714021299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT/OPERATOR OF "EXPERIMENTAL BUILT" AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT THE PROPELLER FAILED AFTER ADDING POWER TO THE ENGINE ON TAKEOFF AT DAVIS ULTRA-LIGHT AIRPARK, IN MT. VERNON, INDIANA (O3II). ENGINE TORQUED AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. NO REPORTED INJURIES INVOLVED WITH THIS INCIDENT.

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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