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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr FLIGHTSTAR2 · Ellington, CT · August 23, 2003

Date
August 23, 2003 · 11:13 local
Place
Ellington, CT
Airport
Ellington Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3015T
Reported as
Amtr FLIGHTSTAR2
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
161 total21 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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) The aircraft departed RWY01 at 7B9. At approx 600 to 700 feet AGL the engine quit. The pilot performed a left 180 degree turn back to a field north of the airport due to no suitable forced landing area ahead of the aircraft. The nose gear was sheared off and the main gear was damaged due to rough terrain. The pilot had a bruise to his stomach.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY01 AT 7B9. AT APPROX 600 TO 700 FEET AGL THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO A FIELD NORTH OF THE AIRPORT DUE TO NO SUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO ROUGH TERRAIN. THE PILOT HAD A BRUISE TO HIS STOMACH.