41.0274° N, 81.7322° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 9, 2005 · 16:30 local
Place
Wadsworth, OH
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3179G
Reported as
Amtr RANSS7
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total80 in this make and model12 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) Upon departure of private grass strip engine lost approx. 1200 RPM. Pilot landed in low flooded area and flipped over. Aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and engine cowling. During inspection of the engine it was noted that the throttle cable spring appeared to be malfunctioning.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON DEPARTURE OF PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ENGINE LOST APPROX. 1200 RPM. PILOT LANDED IN LOW FLOODED AREA AND FLIPPED OVER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING. DURING INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE SPRING APPEARED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.