# Incident 20021207034399I: Amtr RANSS9, Tomball, TX, December 7, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2002, 11:28 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71PR-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rome Gerald RANS S-9 (registry code 056140P, https://openairdocs.org/model/rome-gerald-rans-s-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS9
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021207034399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RWY 17R AT DWH. PILOT STATED HE ATTAINED APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET BEFORE HE LOST POWER AND GLIDED TO A LANDING IN A FIELD SOUTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRPORT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS MAY HAVE BEEN AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL VENT. THE FUEL VENT WAS NOT SECURED BY A FIXED BRACKET. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FUEL VENT PROBE TO TURN IN THE SLIP STREAM WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE. THE FUEL VENT HAS BEEN SECURED WITH A FIXED BRACKET. OWNER WAS INSTRUCTED TO SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NECESSARY.

## Other reports on N71PR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030114007789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030114007789I), Jan 14, 2003: Amtr RANSS9 (N71PR), Tomball, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power on climbout landed in field. Minor damage to rt. Gear.

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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