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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RANS S-9 · Kankakee, IL · July 20, 2001

Date: July 20, 2001 · 19:00 local
Place: Kankakee, IL
Airport: Greater Kankakee
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61886
Reported as: Amtr RANSS9
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582UL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N61886Registration cancelled Nov 14, 2007 · Harris Jeffrey Franklin RANS S-9S/N 0392105 Airframe modelHarris Jeffrey Franklin RANS S-9

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft experienced a fuel starvation problem while attempting to go around the traffic pattern at Kankakee airport (ikk). Aircraft was forced to land on a frontage road near the Kankakee fairgrounds. The aircraft received minor damage to the underside of the left wing, torn fabric approximately 6 to 8 inches long. The owner discovered a disconnected fuel line due to a loose clamp. Apparently when the engine warmed up, the line not being held in place by a clamp, became disconnected from the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FUEL STARVATION PROBLEM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KANKAKEE AIRPORT (IKK). AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON A FRONTAGE ROAD NEAR THE KANKAKEE FAIRGROUNDS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING, TORN FABRIC APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 INCHES LONG. THE OWNER DISCOVERED A DISCONNECTED FUEL LINE DUE TO A LOOSE CLAMP. APPARENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WARMED UP, THE LINE NOT BEING HELD IN PLACE BY A CLAMP, BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE.