20021101032939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Firestarii · Birchwood, AK · November 1, 2002

Date: November 1, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place: Birchwood, AK
Airport: Birchwood Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8199
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC03LA009
Reported as: Amtr Firestarii

N8199Registration cancelled Oct 8, 2004 · Arima Wallace S KOLB FIRE STAR IIS/N F1095 · Built 1996 Airframe modelArima Wallace S KOLB FIRE STAR II Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 11/01/2002 about 1300 ast, a wheel equipped kolb fire star, N8199, sustained substantial damage during takeoff at Birchwood Airport, Birchwood, AK. The amateur/homebuilt was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR), local area, personal flight when the accident occurred. During inspection of the fuel system it was discovered that the fuel was contaminated with corrosion in the float bowls and in the main jets of the carburetors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 11/01/2002 ABOUT 1300 AST, A WHEEL EQUIPPED KOLB FIRE STAR, N8199, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF AT BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT, BIRCHWOOD, AK. THE AMATEUR/HOMEBUILT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR), LOCAL AREA, PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED WITH CORROSION IN THE FLOAT BOWLS AND IN THE MAIN JETS OF THE CARBURETORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC03LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to remove contaminated fuel from the airplane's fuel system, resulting in a loss of engine power during takeoff.Nov 1, 2002 · Substantial damage