# Incident 20010722021369I: Amtr LONGEZ, Mt Vernon, OH, July 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88LE-2025-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: French William E LONG-EZ (registry code 056097W, https://openairdocs.org/model/french-william-e-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 474 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722021369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/22/01, MR. FRENCH WAS FLYING HIS AIRCRAFT FROM OHIO TO NEW YORK UNDER VFR RULES. AFTER REFUELING AT MARYSVILLE AIRPORT (I78), HE HAD DEPARTED THE AIRPORT FOR NEW YORK. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. MR. FRENCH INDICATED THAT HE CHECKED HIS LEFT/RIGHT MAGS, AND TURNED ON HIS CARB HEAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. MR. FRENCH SAW A DRAG STRIP AND DECIDED TO LAND THERE, AND TO LEAVE HIS NOSE GEAR UP. AS HE APPROACHED THE DRAG STRIP, THE FIXED MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT WERE CROSSING THE DRAG STRIP. THUS, THE WIRES WERE SEVERED. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BUMPED INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT RAILING ALONG THE SIDE OF THE STRIP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. MR. FRENCH WAS NOT INJURED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE FUEL WAS TESTED FOR CONTAMINATION AND THE ENGINE WAS RUN UP WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED ON EITHER ITEM. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS REVEALED BY MR. FRENCH THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF IT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N88LE (1)

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

- [Accident 20250201000449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250201000449A), Feb 1, 2025: French William E LONG-EZ (N88LE), Sparta, IL, Destroyed. The following was taken from the pilot statement on NTSB form 6120.1: Engine hobb start time recorded at the hanger at 1018.8 hours 1:18PM local time per…

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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