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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mrchti SF260 · Newark, OH · March 10, 2004

Date: March 10, 2004 · 14:15 local
Place: Newark, OH
Airport: Newark-Heath Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N260MN
Reported as: Mrchti SF260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,200 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N260MNRegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · Siai-Marchetti SF260S/N 121 · Built 1968 Airframe modelSiai-Marchetti SF260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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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 pilot related he had just entered the down wind leg for a landing at kvta. During the process of switching the fuel selector from wing tip tank to wing tank the fuel selector rod broke loose from the fuel selector valve. The engine quit and an emergency landing was made in a field, striking an upgrade. Damage was limited to a bent propeller, tip tank damage and the nose landing gear was broken off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT RELATED HE HAD JUST ENTERED THE DOWN WIND LEG FOR A LANDING AT KVTA. DURING THE PROCESS OF SWITCHING THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM WING TIP TANK TO WING TANK THE FUEL SELECTOR ROD BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. THE ENGINE QUIT AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD, STRIKING AN UPGRADE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A BENT PROPELLER, TIP TANK DAMAGE AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF.