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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RANSS10 · Paulden, AZ · July 19, 2003

Date: July 19, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place: Paulden, AZ
Airport: Pilots Rest Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N222EJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA217
Reported as: Amtr RANSS10
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total15 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N222EJRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2008 · Rans S-10 SAKOTA/AS/N 0388008 Airframe modelRans S-10 SAKOTA/A

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot (alone) experienced a fuel system failure and lost power while flying in the Paulden, AZ area. He was attempting to make an emergency landing @ AZ57. He could get the engine to run on the "primer" which is hand operated but once he stopped operating the primer, the engine would again quit. As he approached the landing site, the a/c appears to have stalled-flat attitude-and impacted the ground in a flat attitude causing substantial damage. The pilot received a broken back. There was no post-crash fire. Paulden, AZ is located approx. 10 miles north of chino valley, AZ on hywy #89.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT (ALONE) EXPERIENCED A FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE AND LOST POWER WHILE FLYING IN THE PAULDEN, AZ AREA. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING @ AZ57. HE COULD GET THE ENGINE TO RUN ON THE "PRIMER" WHICH IS HAND OPERATED BUT ONCE HE STOPPED OPERATING THE PRIMER, THE ENGINE WOULD AGAIN QUIT. AS HE APPROACHED THE LANDING SITE, THE A/C APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED-FLAT ATTITUDE-AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED A BROKEN BACK. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. PAULDEN, AZ IS LOCATED APPROX. 10 MILES NORTH OF CHINO VALLEY, AZ ON HYWY #89.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX03LA217Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPaulden, AZa loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.Jul 19, 2003 · Substantial damage