# Accident 20020821022349A: Amtr RV4, Tehachapi, CA, August 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2002, 13:59 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Tehachapi Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1350° N, 118.4394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1350&lon=-118.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62VR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62VR-2017-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dodd Lee P JR RV-4 (registry code 05614PH, https://openairdocs.org/model/dodd-lee-p-jr-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821022349A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 21, 2002, AT 1359 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL DODD RV-4 AIRPLANE, N62VR, LOST ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB-OUT FROM THE TEHACHAPI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (TSP), TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY THE OWNER/BUILDER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA TEST FLIGHT. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. (-23) AMATEUR HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL RV-4 ON INITAL TEST FLIGHT LOST POWER AND MADE FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. CRASHED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A FUEL LINE MANUFACTURED BY THE BUILDER HAD CRACKED AND FAILED AT ITS ATTACH POINT. THE RESULTING FUEL LEAK CAUSED THE ENGINE TO QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

## 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 LAX02LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA256), Aug 21, 2002: Dodd RV-4 (N62VR), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the owner/builder's improperly fabricated and installed fuel line, which cracked at the point of the flare, resulting in a fuel leak and loss of engine power during the takeoff climb. A contributing…

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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