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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VARIEZE · Statesville, NC · September 25, 2004

Date
September 25, 2004
Place
Statesville, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46T
Reported as
Amtr Varieze
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total127 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On a routine flight (about 30 min) when engine quit. Pilot noticed fuel tank selector was not on main tank. After pilot switched to main tank the engine did not restart. Pilot decided to land in nearest pasture.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT (ABOUT 30 MIN) WHEN ENGINE QUIT. PILOT NOTICED FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS NOT ON MAIN TANK. AFTER PILOT SWITCHED TO MAIN TANK THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN NEAREST PASTURE.