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FAA accident report · Amtr Ragwing · Hanover, VA · April 20, 2003

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Date
April 20, 2003
Place
Hanover, VA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Ragwing
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) Non-certificated pilot departed woods field in Hanover county VA operating an unregistered and non-certificated aircraft. On initial climb out, the engine stopped running. He made an emergency landing in a nearby winter wheat field. During roll out, the aircraft flipped over in the tall grass causing substantial damage. The pilot received a minor bruise on his forehead. The Virginia state police responded on site, contacted leesburg fss to report the accident. FAA shift supervisor interviewed pilot and was advised the aircraft was an ultra light operating under 14 CFR part 103 and there was no further FAA involvement required. Tv news account on 04/21/03 alerted FAA inspectors of this accident, which in turn, prompted a call to the VA state police to confirm. Examination of the aircraft at owners place of business determined it did not meet the part 103. The fuel capacity exceeded 5 gallons, and the aircraft was of wood and fabric construction, weighing in excess of 440 pounds and the stall speed was higher than 24 knots. The pilot purchased the aircraft fully assembled and did not know the specific requirements of part 103. His intention was to operate this aircraft as an ultra light.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT DEPARTED WOODS FIELD IN HANOVER COUNTY VA OPERATING AN UNREGISTERED AND NON-CERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT. ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY WINTER WHEAT FIELD. DURING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN THE TALL GRASS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR BRUISE ON HIS FOREHEAD. THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE RESPONDED ON SITE, CONTACTED LEESBURG FSS TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT. FAA SHIFT SUPERVISOR INTERVIEWED PILOT AND WAS ADVISED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AN ULTRA LIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 103 AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER FAA INVOLVEMENT REQUIRED. TV NEWS ACCOUNT ON 04/21/03 ALERTED FAA INSPECTORS OF THIS ACCIDENT, WHICH IN TURN, PROMPTED A CALL TO THE VA STATE POLICE TO CONFIRM. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AT OWNERS PLACE OF BUSINESS DETERMINED IT DID NOT MEET THE PART 103. THE FUEL CAPACITY EXCEEDED 5 GALLONS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OF WOOD AND FABRIC CONSTRUCTION, WEIGHING IN EXCESS OF 440 POUNDS AND THE STALL SPEED WAS HIGHER THAN 24 KNOTS. THE PILOT PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT FULLY ASSEMBLED AND DID NOT KNOW THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF PART 103. HIS INTENTION WAS TO OPERATE THIS AIRCRAFT AS AN ULTRA LIGHT.