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FAA incident report · Amtr TAILWIND W-8 · Dora, AL · September 28, 2001

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Date
September 28, 2001 · 13:40 local
Place
Dora, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27JT
Reported as
Amtr TAILWINDW8
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total125 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N27JTRegistered now · Tomlinson J J TAILWIND W-8S/N 552Airframe modelTomlinson J J TAILWIND W-8

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What happened

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(-23)Enroute from evergreen, AL (G2H) direct to decatur, AL (dcu) at 7500' AGL aircraft experienced loss of power 1.5 hours into flight. While attempting to make an emergency landing in an open pasture aircraft struck fence causing the aircraft to nose into the ground. Damage to aircraft included bending of both main gear struts. Loss of r/h main landing gear. Engien mount bent and cracked. Propeller blades bent, and engine cowling damaged. Aircraft departed evergreen, AL with full tank (24 gallons). Visual fuel gage indicated an excess of 14 gallons remaining. Fuel valve was free and in the open position. Fuel sample from gasolator showed no water or particle contamination. Fuel ran freely from sump drain at gasolator. Engine rotated freely and indicated full of oil on dip stick. Pilot was not hurt in accident. Later inspection of fuel strainer at gasolater and finger strainer at the carburator showed no contamination present. Carb alternate air valve functioned normally. Altitude, airspeed, and temperature/humidity suggests clear air icing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ENROUTE FROM EVERGREEN, AL (G2H) DIRECT TO DECATUR, AL (DCU) AT 7500' AGL AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER 1.5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN PASTURE AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE INTO THE GROUND. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BENDING OF BOTH MAIN GEAR STRUTS. LOSS OF R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR. ENGIEN MOUNT BENT AND CRACKED. PROPELLER BLADES BENT, AND ENGINE COWLING DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EVERGREEN, AL WITH FULL TANK (24 GALLONS). VISUAL FUEL GAGE INDICATED AN EXCESS OF 14 GALLONS REMAINING. FUEL VALVE WAS FREE AND IN THE OPEN POSITION. FUEL SAMPLE FROM GASOLATOR SHOWED NO WATER OR PARTICLE CONTAMINATION. FUEL RAN FREELY FROM SUMP DRAIN AT GASOLATOR. ENGINE ROTATED FREELY AND INDICATED FULL OF OIL ON DIP STICK. PILOT WAS NOT HURT IN ACCIDENT. LATER INSPECTION OF FUEL STRAINER AT GASOLATER AND FINGER STRAINER AT THE CARBURATOR SHOWED NO CONTAMINATION PRESENT. CARB ALTERNATE AIR VALVE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. ALTITUDE, AIRSPEED, AND TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SUGGESTS CLEAR AIR ICING.