# Accident 20010716022219A: Amtr RANSS12, Waldorf, MD, July 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2001, 18:30 local time
- Place: Waldorf, MD
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6397° N, 76.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6397&lon=-76.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40R-2001-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raum Ronald A RANS S-12 AIR (registry code 05618BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/raum-ronald-a-rans-s-12-air) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010716022219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N40R, DEPARTED LAUREL SUBURBAN AIRPORT (W18) MARYLAND ENROUTE TO A PRIVATE AIRFIELD AT WALDORF, MARYLAND. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HOURS LOCAL TIME THE PILOT STATED WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT, CRUISE CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CEASED OPERATION WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS. THE PILOT MADE AN UNPOWERED LANDING ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARYLAND ROUTE 228 AND MIDDLETOWN ROAD IN WALDORF, MARYLAND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT AND FUSELAGE STRUCTURE ON LANDING. THE PILOT SUFFERED A FRACTURE L-1 VERTABRAE AND A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD. THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 NYC01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA177), Jul 16, 2001: Raum Rans S-12 (N40R), Waldorf, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel contamination. A factor related to the accident was the builder’s decision to not install fuel tank drains.

## Other reports on N40R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010408013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408013909I), Apr 8, 2001: Amtr RANSS12AIRLE (N40R), Washington, DC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed laurel, Maryland, on a VFR flight to fla. Pilot admits to questionable judgement about weather. He encountered IMC conditions and was…

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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