# Accident 20020623013729A: Amtr PULSAR, Bentleyville, PA, June 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2002, 11:27 local time
- Place: Bentleyville, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0333° N, 80.0006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0333&lon=-80.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5123B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5123B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murawski Robert S PULSAR (registry code 056224L, https://openairdocs.org/model/murawski-robert-s-pulsar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSAR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020623013729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT ABOUT 1150 HOURS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM THE GREEN COUNTY (PA) AIRPORT (WAY) TO MONONGAHELA (PA) AIRPORT (P53) UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 2500 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. DURING THE DESCENT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RE-START BUT HAD NO SUCCESS. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A HAYFIELD, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT BOTH WING ROOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 IAD02LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA063), Jun 23, 2002: Murawski Pulsar (N5123B), Bentleyville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the MAG cylinder rod bearing, which resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor in the damage to the airplane was the terrain condition of the forced landing field.

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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