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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr S-1C · Marshaltown, IA · August 13, 2001

Date: August 13, 2001 · 20:30 local
Place: Marshaltown, IA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N136R
Reported as: Amtr S1C
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 in this make and model

N136RRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2012 · Pitts S-1CS/N 1-R · Built 1966 Airframe modelPitts S-1C Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot reported engine power loss while flying south of Marshaltown, Iowa. Off airport landing was made in a grassy water way in a corn field. Minor damage to aircraft, landing gear collapsed, fabric torn on bottom side of bottom wing, and propeller bent. Pilot has a small cut on forehead, did not receive medical attention. This aircraft is an amateur-built with a O-320 Lycoming engine. Pilot is planning to repair this aircraft in his spare time and at that time he will find out what caused the problem with the engine. Aircraft log books have been reviewed and found no problems.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE FLYING SOUTH OF MARSHALTOWN, IOWA. OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE IN A GRASSY WATER WAY IN A CORN FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, FABRIC TORN ON BOTTOM SIDE OF BOTTOM WING, AND PROPELLER BENT. PILOT HAS A SMALL CUT ON FOREHEAD, DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THIS AIRCRAFT IS AN AMATEUR-BUILT WITH A O-320 LYCOMING ENGINE. PILOT IS PLANNING TO REPAIR THIS AIRCRAFT IN HIS SPARE TIME AND AT THAT TIME HE WILL FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LOG BOOKS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS.