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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr THORP T-18 · Longmont, CO · October 26, 2001

Date: October 26, 2001 · 12:25 local
Place: Longmont, CO
Airport: Vance Brand Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2819L
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN02LA005
Reported as: Amtr THORPT18

N2819LRegistered now · Irwin Wayne R THORP T-18S/N 1116 Airframe modelIrwin Wayne R THORP T-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was being test flown. Engine started to run rough, pilot adjusted mixture control, engine seemed to run fine, then it quit running. Pilot was forced to land short of runway in a horse pasture. Damage resulted because pilot applied hard braking and intitiated a sharp turn to avoid a fence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TEST FLOWN. ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, PILOT ADJUSTED MIXTURE CONTROL, ENGINE SEEMED TO RUN FINE, THEN IT QUIT RUNNING. PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A HORSE PASTURE. DAMAGE RESULTED BECAUSE PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKING AND INTITIATED A SHARP TURN TO AVOID A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN02LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLongmont, COThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landingOct 26, 2001 · Substantial damage