# Accident 20040821027989A: Amtr CUB, Rockville, IN, August 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rockville, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7917° N, 87.1892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7917&lon=-87.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fall Martin CUB (registry code 05617GR, https://openairdocs.org/model/fall-martin-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CUB
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040821027989A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI04LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA245), Aug 21, 2004: Fall Cub (N25MF), Rockville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N25MF (1)

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

- [Accident 20220819014769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220819014769A), Aug 19, 2022: Fall Martin CUB (N25MF), Stanley, ID, Substantial damage. The airman elected to takeoff during gusty crosswind conditions. Convective activity existed in the area at the time. During the takeoff roll he lost control…

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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