# Accident 20030318003189A: Amtr PANZL1, Vernal, UT, March 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2003, 09:20 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3891° N, 112.3106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3891&lon=-112.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11ZL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11ZL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Panzl B H/Panzl C J PAN (registry code 05612FW, https://openairdocs.org/model/panzl-b-h-panzl-c-j-pan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PANZL1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 2 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030318003189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3-18-03 PILOT VIGOREN WAS ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO TO VERNAL, UTAH, WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED AND HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 3 MILES EAST OF THE VERNAL AIRPORT ON US HIGHWAY 40. THE PILOT LANDED HARD RESULTING IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEING DRIVEN INTO THE LOWER RIGHT WING AND DAMAGING THE WING SPAR. THE NOSE WHEEL ALSO COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE OIL TANK AND FIREWALL. THIS IS A BIPLANE AIRCRAFT AND THE UPPER WING HAD WRINKLES NEAR THE RIGHT TIP. PILOT VIGOREN WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE VERNAL AIRPORT WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 6000 OVERCAST 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND THE WIND WAS 020 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS TEMPERATURE 3 C. THE AIRPLANE HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IN A 18 GALLON FUSELAGE TANK. THERE IS AN 8 GALLON WING TANK THAT FEEDS INTO THE FUSELAGE TANK, IT WAS EMPTY. THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT AIRPLANE.

## 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 DEN03LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA051), Mar 18, 2003: Panzl PAN (N11ZL), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his lack of familiarity with the airplane, which subsequently resulted in fuel starvation to the engine. Contributing factors were unfavorable wind…

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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