# Accident 20020903037899A: Amtr RANSS10, Madison, WI, September 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Blackhawk Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1050° N, 89.1856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1050&lon=-89.1856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92PD-2003-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rebholz Thomas RANS S10 (registry code 05618NK, https://openairdocs.org/model/rebholz-thomas-rans-s10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS10
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 174 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020903037899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPT. 3, 2002, AT 1900 CDST A RANS S10, N92PD, HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 4 AT BLACKHAWK AIRFIELD (87Y) COTTAGE GROVE, WI. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THIS WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS TO TEST THE OPERATION OF A NEWLY REPAIRED ENGINE.

## 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 CHI02LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA268), Sep 4, 2002: Rebholz Rans S-10 (N92PD), Cottage Grove, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to turn back to the airport following the loss of engine power during initial climb, the pilot not maintaining airspeed and aircraft control, which resulted in the stall at a low…

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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