# Accident 20030614012159A: Amtr CH601HDS, Immokalee, FL, June 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4331° N, 81.4008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4331&lon=-81.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601G-2008-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fetzer George R CH 601 HDS (registry code 05610ON, https://openairdocs.org/model/fetzer-george-r-ch-601-hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 178 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614012159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (APF) TO IMMOKALEE AIRPORT (IMM), WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT IDENTIFIED TWO FIELDS FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ONE APPEARED BROWN AND ROUGH, THE OTHER WAS GREEN. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GREEN ONE. AT TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE DISTRIBUTOR HAD WEAR MARKS ON THE SPARK PLUG WIRE POSTS FROM THE ROTOR CONTACTING THEM. THE METAL CONTACTOR ON THE ROTOR WAS MISSING. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE DISTRIBUTOR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE ROTOR CONTACTOR PIECES, THE PILOT NOTICED THE DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT HAD MOVEMENT SIDE TO SIDE. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ROTOR CONTACTING THE DISTRIBUTOR CAUSING THE FAILURE OF THE ROTOR.

## 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 MIA03LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA123), Jun 14, 2003: Zenith 601HDS (N601G), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Excessive rotor distributor shaft clearance that resulted in damage to the distributor rotor, a loss of ignition, the engine ceasing to operate. This resulted in a forced landing to unsuitable…

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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