20041024027389I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV9A · Stilwell, KS · October 24, 2004

Date: October 24, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place: Stilwell, KS
Airport: Hillside Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3060X
Reported as: Amtr RV9A
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total

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) The pilot decided to fly the homebuilt two-place airplane for the first time to put some hours on it. The airplane had not been inspected by the FAA, nor had it been issued an airworthiness certificate. The engine failed shortly after takeoff, and the pilot made a successful off-airport emergency landing without damaging the airplane. This incident privacy data omitted is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY THE HOMEBUILT TWO-PLACE AIRPLANE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO PUT SOME HOURS ON IT. THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE FAA, NOR HAD IT BEEN ISSUED AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. THE ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AND THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT DAMAGING THE AIRPLANE. THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.