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FAA incident report · Amtr SEAWIND 3000 · Minden, NV · May 23, 2002

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Date
May 23, 2002 · 23:45 local
Place
Minden, NV
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711AT
Reported as
Amtr SEAWIND3000
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total150 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N711ATRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2004 · Tanzman Arnold SEAWIND 3000S/N 038 · Built 2000Airframe modelTanzman Arnold SEAWIND 3000Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft had been worked on for the annual condition inspection. One of the fuel pumps had indication of rust deposits. This pump was removed and cleaned then reinstalled. The fuel injectors were removed, cleaned and reinstalled. The engine was run up and function checked a few times. The aircraft had 60 gallons of fresh fuel aboard. The engine was run up for two minutes and magneto and propeller operational checks performed. After takeoff the pilot climbed to about 200 feet and then noted the aircraft seemed to level off, and a short time later it started to slowly sink as the engine did not seem to be producing enough power for flight. The pilot elected to land in a field with the landing gear up. As they approached the field the right wing struck a fence post causing minimal damage. The aircraft slid to a stop and both occupants exited the aircraft with no injuries. The flight time was about two minutes. The aircraft was dismantled and moved back to the airport shop for further inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN WORKED ON FOR THE ANNUAL CONDITION INSPECTION. ONE OF THE FUEL PUMPS HAD INDICATION OF RUST DEPOSITS. THIS PUMP WAS REMOVED AND CLEANED THEN REINSTALLED. THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REMOVED, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN UP AND FUNCTION CHECKED A FEW TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 60 GALLONS OF FRESH FUEL ABOARD. THE ENGINE WAS RUN UP FOR TWO MINUTES AND MAGNETO AND PROPELLER OPERATIONAL CHECKS PERFORMED. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200 FEET AND THEN NOTED THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO LEVEL OFF, AND A SHORT TIME LATER IT STARTED TO SLOWLY SINK AS THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE PRODUCING ENOUGH POWER FOR FLIGHT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. AS THEY APPROACHED THE FIELD THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A FENCE POST CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP AND BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT TIME WAS ABOUT TWO MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISMANTLED AND MOVED BACK TO THE AIRPORT SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.