# Incident 20040310035759I: Mrchti SF260, Newark, OH, March 10, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2004, 14:15 local time
- Place: Newark, OH
- Airport: Newark-Heath Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0247° N, 82.4618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Newark Heath Airport (VTA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0247&lon=-82.4618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260MN-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (registry code 8121208, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SF260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040310035759I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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