# Accident 20030108036849A: Amtr COMPAIR6, Groesbeck, TX, January 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2003, 09:20 local time
- Place: Groesbeck, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6397° N, 96.5147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6397&lon=-96.5147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N628) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carlisle John W COMPAIR 6 (registry code 05611P5, https://openairdocs.org/model/carlisle-john-w-compair-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COMPAIR6
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 110 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030108036849A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW03LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA077), Jan 8, 2003: Carlisle Comp Air 6 (N628), Groesbeck, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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