20030108036849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr COMPAIR 6 · Groesbeck, TX · January 8, 2003

Date: January 8, 2003 · 09:20 local
Place: Groesbeck, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N628
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA077
Reported as: Amtr COMPAIR6
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,180 total110 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N628Registered now · Carlisle John W COMPAIR 6S/N 006247 Airframe modelCarlisle John W COMPAIR 6 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Engine power loss required off airport landing. Momentary power recovery during approach caused overshoot to beginning of pasture which resulted in touchdown in muddy area near a pond at opposite end of pasture causing aircraft to flip over on its back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ENGINE POWER LOSS REQUIRED OFF AIRPORT LANDING. MOMENTARY POWER RECOVERY DURING APPROACH CAUSED OVERSHOOT TO BEGINNING OF PASTURE WHICH RESULTED IN TOUCHDOWN IN MUDDY AREA NEAR A POND AT OPPOSITE END OF PASTURE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW03LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGroesbeck, TXThe pilot's improper fuel selector position which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the soft terrain for the forced landing.Jan 8, 2003 · Substantial damage