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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr CHALLENGER II · Derby, KS · December 17, 2003

Date: December 17, 2003 · 14:45 local
Place: Derby, KS
Airport: Hamilton Field Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N7074J
Reported as: Amtr Challengerii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 250 total60 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N7074JRegistration cancelled Sep 19, 2013 · Hilderbrand Michael A CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0502-2216 · Built 2003 Airframe modelHilderbrand Michael A CHALLENGER II 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) While on downwind to runway 35 at 1K3 (Hamilton field, Derby, KS) the aircraft began losing power. The pilot turned right to enter a base leg and the engine quit. The pilot overshot base and turned south to find a suitable landing area. The engine then regained power for a few seconds and quit again. The pilot landed safely in high park in Derby, KS. The aircraft engine was restarted 30 minutes after the landing and taxied approximately 60 yards. The engine started and operated normally. The aircraft was INSPECTED6 days after the incident. There was approximately eight gallons of fuel onboard. Inspection of the fuel system found the following items. The electric fuel pump was operating normally, the fuel filter was clear and no broken fuel lines were found. The aircraft is not equipped with a carburetor heat system.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 35 AT 1K3 (HAMILTON FIELD, DERBY, KS) THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE PILOT TURNED RIGHT TO ENTER A BASE LEG AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT OVERSHOT BASE AND TURNED SOUTH TO FIND A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. THE ENGINE THEN REGAINED POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND QUIT AGAIN. THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY IN HIGH PARK IN DERBY, KS. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RESTARTED 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LANDING AND TAXIED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS. THE ENGINE STARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED6 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM FOUND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, THE FUEL FILTER WAS CLEAR AND NO BROKEN FUEL LINES WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM.