# Accident 20020810027789A: Amtr NUWACOT10, Valley, NE, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 16:45 local time
- Place: Valley, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1958° N, 96.1122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1958&lon=-96.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98TW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NUWACOT10
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810027789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED WAHOO, NE (AHQ), APPROXIMATELY 1535 HOURS LOCAL. PILOT PERFORMED A FULL STOP LANDING AT MILLARD, NE (MLE), THEN TOOK OFF AGAIN BEFORE TURNING BACK TOWARDS AHQ. PILOT CLIMBED TO 2400' MSL WHEN HE STARTED EXPERIENCING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. DURING THAT TIME HE NOTICED THE FUEL PRESSURE BECOMING ERRATIC. HE LOOKED AT THE FUEL GAUGE AND IT READ APPROXIMATELY A HALF OF A TANK. THE ENGINE STARTED TO CUT OFF AND GAIN POWER AGAIN BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE. HE AND HIS PASSENGER STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND WHEN THEY SPOTTED A BEAN FIELD. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT IN THE BEANS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ABRUPTLY SPIN 190 DEGREES HITTING THE LEFT WING BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI02LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA242), Aug 10, 2002: Rare Waco T-10 (N98TW), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a restricted fuel line, and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. A contributing factor was the bean…

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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