# Incident 20030823022589I: Amtr FLIGHTSTAR2, Ellington, CT, August 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2003, 11:13 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3015T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3015T-2005-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Plourde Robert J FLIGHTSTAR II SC (registry code 05614EN, https://openairdocs.org/model/plourde-robert-j-flightstar-ii-sc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FLIGHTSTAR2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 21 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823022589I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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