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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RANSS7 · Lawton, OK · September 30, 2001

Date: September 30, 2001 · 12:57 local
Place: Lawton, OK
Airport: Lawton Municipal
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4284X
Reported as: Amtr RANSS7
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total1 in this make and model

N4284XRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Farmer Robert F RANS S7 COURIERS/N 0294131 Airframe modelFarmer Robert F RANS S7 COURIER

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What happened

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(-23) On September 30, 2001, at approximately 12:55 pm, Mr. Robert f. farmer, a commercial pilot, made a forced landing 1.5 miles s.w. of Lawton, OK. Municipal airport. Shortly after take-off, at approximately 500 ft. AGL, the engine of this experimental rans S-7 courier, stopped running with no advanced indications of abnormal engine symptoms. The aircraft was force landed in a smooth field, at which time the aircraft was abruptly steered away from a fence, causing excessive strain on the left main landing gear. The left main landing gear sustained minor damage. There were no injuries to the pilot or the other occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:55 PM, MR. ROBERT F. FARMER, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, MADE A FORCED LANDING 1.5 MILES S.W. OF LAWTON, OK. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. AGL, THE ENGINE OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL RANS S-7 COURIER, STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO ADVANCED INDICATIONS OF ABNORMAL ENGINE SYMPTOMS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCE LANDED IN A SMOOTH FIELD, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABRUPTLY STEERED AWAY FROM A FENCE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE STRAIN ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE OTHER OCCUPANT.