# Incident 20050409014249I: Amtr RANSS7, Wadsworth, OH, April 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3179G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS7
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 80 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409014249I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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