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FAA incident report · Amtr COMP AIR 7 · Deland, FL · January 7, 2003

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Date
January 7, 2003 · 12:15 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N57TR
Reported as
Amtr COMPAIR7
Reported engine
WALTER M601*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total75 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N57TRRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Rose Tommy COMP AIR 7S/N 997209 · Built 1999Airframe modelRose Tommy COMP AIR 7Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot indicated that approximately 100 miles from Deland airport he noticed that there was a fuel imbalance problem. He noticed that the right wing had more fuel than the left wing. Pilot indicated that he shut off the fuel selector valve for the left wing to help with the imbalance problem. Approximately three minutes later the pilot got a low fuel from the header tank. The pilot subsequently opened the left fuel selector valve and the light extinguished. On downwind for landing on runway 05 into Deland municipal airport he noticed that the fuel imbalance had become a very serious problem. Upon landing at 70 KTS pilot was applying full left aileron. With a 10 kt quartering crosswind from the left, pilot indicated he could no longer maintain directional control. Aircraft touched down on right main gear and continued down runway 387 feet (on right main gear only) before departing runway and striking taxiway b marker with right main gear. Aircraft continued through grass between runway 05 and parking ramp (on right main gear) for 250 feet. When left main gear touched down, the entire main landing gear system separated from the aircraft, aircraft came to rest on belly after sliding an additional 35 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM DELAND AIRPORT HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL IMBALANCE PROBLEM. HE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT WING HAD MORE FUEL THAN THE LEFT WING. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE SHUT OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FOR THE LEFT WING TO HELP WITH THE IMBALANCE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES LATER THE PILOT GOT A LOW FUEL FROM THE HEADER TANK. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY OPENED THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 INTO DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL IMBALANCE HAD BECOME A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. UPON LANDING AT 70 KTS PILOT WAS APPLYING FULL LEFT AILERON. WITH A 10 KT QUARTERING CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT, PILOT INDICATED HE COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND CONTINUED DOWN RUNWAY 387 FEET (ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR ONLY) BEFORE DEPARTING RUNWAY AND STRIKING TAXIWAY B MARKER WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 05 AND PARKING RAMP (ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR) FOR 250 FEET. WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE ENTIRE MAIN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON BELLY AFTER SLIDING AN ADDITIONAL 35 FEET.