20030919025359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV6A · Kingston, OK · September 19, 2003

Date
September 19, 2003 · 19:20 local
Place
Kingston, OK
Airport
Lake Texoma State Park Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N167CW
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
638 total12 in this make and model12 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) On September 9, 2003, at approximately 1930 CDT, a RV-6 departing F31 enroute to gle had to make an emergency landing in an open pasture about 2S and 1E of Kingston, OK. After departing F31 the pilot turned west and climbed to approx 3000 and leveled off, then the pilot heard a pop (backfire?), at that time the engine quit. Pilot attempted restart, but that failed, he then picked a field and landed without incident. The aircraft sustained very minor damage caused by rough landing surface. In addition, there were no injuries to either of the two occupants. After general inspection of the aircraft a cause was not readily identifiable, however, some debris (cloth fiber, sealant?) Was found in the fuel gascolater which partially clogged the drain port.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 CDT, A RV-6 DEPARTING F31 ENROUTE TO GLE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN PASTURE ABOUT 2S AND 1E OF KINGSTON, OK. AFTER DEPARTING F31 THE PILOT TURNED WEST AND CLIMBED TO APPROX 3000 AND LEVELED OFF, THEN THE PILOT HEARD A POP (BACKFIRE?), AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED RESTART, BUT THAT FAILED, HE THEN PICKED A FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED VERY MINOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY ROUGH LANDING SURFACE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS. AFTER GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT A CAUSE WAS NOT READILY IDENTIFIABLE, HOWEVER, SOME DEBRIS (CLOTH FIBER, SEALANT?) WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL GASCOLATER WHICH PARTIALLY CLOGGED THE DRAIN PORT.