20041026032169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Chicago/Schaum, IL · October 26, 2004

Date: October 26, 2004 · 12:10 local
Place: Chicago/Schaum, IL
Airport: Schaumburg Air Park Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6158N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05LA018
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiii
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total350 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6158NRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2018 · Kramer William J GLASAIR IIIS/N WKGA003 · Built 1994 Airframe modelKramer William J GLASAIR III Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On October 26, 2004, the pilot privacy data omitted was climbing and remaining within the traffic pattern of Schaumburg municipal airport, Illinois, in experimental glasair iii, N6158N. During the second such pattern the engine quit on the mid-downwind leg, whereupon he executed a forced landing on rwy 29; landing about midfield and rolling off the end of the runway. The airplane was substantially damaged upon hitting a fence. No fuel was discovered in the ruptured tank, nor in any other part of the delivery system, including the auxiliary fuel tank. It has been confirmed that the pilot purchased and had delivered into the main tanks 10 gallons of fuel prior to initial departure. The pilot built the airplane himself and has demonstrated knowledge of the fuel system and its proper operation. Engine examination disclosed no system malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 26, 2004, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLIMBING AND REMAINING WITHIN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN OF SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ILLINOIS, IN EXPERIMENTAL GLASAIR III, N6158N. DURING THE SECOND SUCH PATTERN THE ENGINE QUIT ON THE MID-DOWNWIND LEG, WHEREUPON HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON RWY 29; LANDING ABOUT MIDFIELD AND ROLLING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON HITTING A FENCE. NO FUEL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE RUPTURED TANK, NOR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANK. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE PILOT PURCHASED AND HAD DELIVERED INTO THE MAIN TANKS 10 GALLONS OF FUEL PRIOR TO INITIAL DEPARTURE. THE PILOT BUILT THE AIRPLANE HIMSELF AND HAS DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ITS PROPER OPERATION. ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.

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 CHI05LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchaumburg, ILFuel starvation for undetermined reasons during initial climb after takeoff. Contributing factors were the fence and fence post impacted during the forced landing.Oct 26, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6158N · 1

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

Incident 19940723036519IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Schaumburg, ILNarrative: on July 23, 1994, at 0808 CDT, a home built, glass air iii, N6158N, owned by william j. kramer was involved in a high speed taxi incident during a practice run. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft…Jul 23, 1994 · Minor damage