20031004028399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GENESIS · Amana, IA · October 4, 2003

Date: October 4, 2003 · 13:15 local
Place: Amana, IA
Airport: Amana Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9172L
Reported as: Amtr Genesis
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total1 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N9172LRegistered now · Banes John R GENESISS/N 032 Airframe modelBanes John R GENESIS Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft departed the Amana, Iowa, airport (C11) on a test flight per experimental aircraft operating limitations (phase 1). At approximately 150 feet AGL during climb out, the experimental Rotax engine failed for unknown reasons. The pilot made an emergency off-airport landing in a cornfield. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the fuselage and wing skins. There were no injuries sustained by the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AMANA, IOWA, AIRPORT (C11) ON A TEST FLIGHT PER EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT OPERATING LIMITATIONS (PHASE 1). AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL DURING CLIMB OUT, THE EXPERIMENTAL ROTAX ENGINE FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WING SKINS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT.