# Accident 20010825023599A: Amtr PIETENPOLAIR, Healdton, OK, August 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2001, 07:45 local time
- Place: Healdton, OK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2302° N, 97.4860° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2302&lon=-97.4860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greenlee John PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER (registry code 05606O7, https://openairdocs.org/model/greenlee-john-pietenpol-air-camper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ford CONVERSION (registry code 26701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIETENPOLAIR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825023599A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 25, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 0745 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A JOHN GREENLEE X-AIRCAMPER HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N899JG, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE HEALDTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HEALDTON, OKLAHOMA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BOWIE, TEXAS, AT 0715. (-23) ON APPROACH TO LAND AT HEALTON AIRPORT THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 7 IN A PASTURE. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DAMAGAING BOTH WINGS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD GAS STILL RUNNING OUT. THE CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE ENGINE FOR THIS AIRCRAFT IS A MODEL A ENGINE.

## 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 FTW01LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA199), Aug 25, 2001: John Greenlee X-Aircamper (N899JG), Healdton, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat during the approach to land. Contributing factors were weather conditions conducive to…

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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