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FAA incident report · Amtr GLASS GOOSE · Kismet, KS · July 27, 2002

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Date
July 27, 2002 · 19:30 local
Place
Kismet, KS
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N199GG
Reported as
Amtr Glassgoose
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N199GGRegistered now · Cohen Barry Lee GLASS GOOSES/N 002 · Built 2000Airframe modelCohen Barry Lee GLASS GOOSEEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 07/27/02 an experimental amateur built (glass goose) operated by barry lee cohen (certificate no. 526649063) made an uneventful emergency landing, on a rural road approximately one hour after departing the salina municipal airport, (salina, KS). The pilot discovered contamination in the fuel filter and coalator. After removing the contamination the pilot performed power runups and continued his flight. Approximately five minutes after take-off the engine lost fuel pressure and the pilot again made an uneventful emergency landing in a plowed field. The pilot arranged for the aircraft to be transported to liberal, KS via a trailer. After an extensive inspection of the fuel system the pilot found the r/h wing tank contaminated with a plastic particle like material. The fuel tank and system were thoroughly cleanded and fuel filters were installed in each fuel line from the wing tank. The pilot departed the liberal, KS airport and continued his flight uneventful. The source of the fuel contamination has not been determined at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07/27/02 AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT (GLASS GOOSE) OPERATED BY BARRY LEE COHEN (CERTIFICATE NO. 526649063) MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING, ON A RURAL ROAD APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER DEPARTING THE SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (SALINA, KS). THE PILOT DISCOVERED CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL FILTER AND COALATOR. AFTER REMOVING THE CONTAMINATION THE PILOT PERFORMED POWER RUNUPS AND CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF THE ENGINE LOST FUEL PRESSURE AND THE PILOT AGAIN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE PILOT ARRANGED FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO BE TRANSPORTED TO LIBERAL, KS VIA A TRAILER. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THE PILOT FOUND THE R/H WING TANK CONTAMINATED WITH A PLASTIC PARTICLE LIKE MATERIAL. THE FUEL TANK AND SYSTEM WERE THOROUGHLY CLEANDED AND FUEL FILTERS WERE INSTALLED IN EACH FUEL LINE FROM THE WING TANK. THE PILOT DEPARTED THE LIBERAL, KS AIRPORT AND CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT UNEVENTFUL. THE SOURCE OF THE FUEL CONTAMINATION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.