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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr THORP T-18 · Copperhill, TN · June 5, 2003

Date
June 5, 2003 · 14:00 local
Place
Copperhill, TN
Airport
Martin Campbell Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N88MR
Reported as
Amtr THORPT18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Campbell flew his aircraft after the vacuum pump was removed for replacement. The mechanic (IA) who removed the pump thought mr. Campbell could fly the aircraft without the pump, since the seal would hold. Mr. Campbell lost all his oil, but made it back to the field as the engine seized on landing. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. CAMPBELL FLEW HIS AIRCRAFT AFTER THE VACUUM PUMP WAS REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC (IA) WHO REMOVED THE PUMP THOUGHT MR. CAMPBELL COULD FLY THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT THE PUMP, SINCE THE SEAL WOULD HOLD. MR. CAMPBELL LOST ALL HIS OIL, BUT MADE IT BACK TO THE FIELD AS THE ENGINE SEIZED ON LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^