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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr CUB · Rockville, IN · August 21, 2004

Date: August 21, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place: Rockville, IN
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25MF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA245
Reported as: Amtr CUB
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total100 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N25MFRegistered now · Fall Martin CUBS/N 5 Airframe modelFall Martin CUB Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) According to the pilot he had not landed at his Private strip in 2 to 3 months. He flew over landing strip, heading east, to familiarize himself with the strip and ensure it was safe to land. He did a 180 and turned back for his approach. When he turned to land the engine quit, surged once then quit again. He thought he could land safely. As he approached the landing strip the landing gear clipped a tree at the beginning of the runway. The a/c lost all momentum and slammed into the field, the a/c ending up in the corn field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD NOT LANDED AT HIS PRIVATE STRIP IN 2 TO 3 MONTHS. HE FLEW OVER LANDING STRIP, HEADING EAST, TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THE STRIP AND ENSURE IT WAS SAFE TO LAND. HE DID A 180 AND TURNED BACK FOR HIS APPROACH. WHEN HE TURNED TO LAND THE ENGINE QUIT, SURGED ONCE THEN QUIT AGAIN. HE THOUGHT HE COULD LAND SAFELY. AS HE APPROACHED THE LANDING STRIP THE LANDING GEAR CLIPPED A TREE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C LOST ALL MOMENTUM AND SLAMMED INTO THE FIELD, THE A/C ENDING UP IN THE CORN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04LA245Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockville, INThe fuel starvation encountered due to the builder's inadequate fuel system design and the subsequent loss of engine power during a maneuver for the landing approach. Factors were the tree and corn.Aug 21, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N25MF · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20220819014769ATakeoff: Rotation · Stanley, IDThe airman elected to takeoff during gusty crosswind conditions. Convective activity existed in the area at the time. During the takeoff roll he lost control of the aircraft, striking a large rock resulting in substantial damage.Aug 19, 2022 · Substantial damage