# Accident 20021123033839A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Clackamascounty, OR, November 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Clackamascounty, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1994° N, 122.6356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1994&lon=-122.6356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peterson Jeffrey M DRAGON FLY (registry code 056090Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-jeffrey-m-dragon-fly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021123033839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JEFFREY M. PETERSON DEPARTED MULINO (4S9) AIRFIELD. MR. PETERSON CLIMBED TO 2400 MSL FOR ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT PHASE I TESTS. HE BEGAN A CLEARING TURN FOR APPROACH TO MULINO AND DESCENDED TO 1600 MSL WHEN HIS ENGINE FAILED. HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT FAILED AND LANDED IN A PLOWED FARMERS FIELD WEST OF THE MULINO AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD RUN THE HEADER TANK DOWN TO 1.5 GALLONS AND WAS FLYING OFF THE WING (MAIN) TANK. HE HAD ALSO BEEN TRANSFERRING FUEL FROM THE MAIN TANK TO THE OTHER TANK. THE TRANSFER LINES SHARE THE SAME FUEL LINE AS THE CARBURETOR FEED LINE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASH SITE INVESTIGATION SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 TANK OF FUEL IN THE HEADER TANK. IGNITION TESTS SHOWED THE SINGLE MAGNETO WAS SPARKING AND WAS IN PROPER TIME. THE SPARK PLUGS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILING.

## 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 SEA03LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA011), Nov 23, 2002: Peterson Dragonfly (N2448), Mulino, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation of the engine while in cruise flight due to the owner/builder's alteration of the fuel system from that shown in the aircrafts plans. Factors include very rough terrain in the area…

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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