# Incident 20031217033269I: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Derby, KS, December 17, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2003, 14:45 local time
- Place: Derby, KS
- Airport: Hamilton Field Airport
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5606° N, 97.2337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hamilton Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5606&lon=-97.2337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7074J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7074J-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hilderbrand Michael A CHALLENGER II (registry code 05615HT, https://openairdocs.org/model/hilderbrand-michael-a-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 60 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031217033269I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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