# Accident 20021123034899A: Amtr VELOCITY, Claflin, KS, November 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2002, 16:10 local time
- Place: Claflin, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5201° N, 98.5302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5201&lon=-98.5302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N241KW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021123034899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED HAVING HIGHER THAN NORMAL OIL TEMPERATURE. DUE TO THE ELLSWORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY BEING DIRECTLY SOUTH OF RUNWAY 17 THE PIC DECIDED TO HEAD FOR GREAT BEND, KS. AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTH AND 1 MILE WEST OF CLAFLIN, KS THE ENGINE JUST QUIT AT APPROXIMATELY 800' AGL. THE PIC HAD TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION TO LAND ON THE HIGHWAY THAT HAD TWO VISIBLE AUTOMOBILES TRAVELING ON IT OR GEAR UP IN A FIELD. THE PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE CANARD WING, BELLY AND LEFT VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. ON POST INSPECTION INDICATED A FAILED EXHAUST SYSTEM, ALLOWING HOT EXHAUST GAS TO BE EMITTED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DIRECTLY ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK ASSY. MR. KEITH HOLMS OF POWER SUPPORT, THAT SELLS THE MAZDA ROTARY ENGINE CONVERSION, CAME TO DO A POST INSPECTION. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO VAPORIZATION OF THE FUEL DUE TO THE BROKEN EXHAUST AND EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES.

## 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 CHI03LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA028), Nov 23, 2002: Woods Velocity (N241KW), Claflin, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to vapor lock of the fuel line as a result of the fractured exhaust manifold. A factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the…

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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