# Accident 20050410006899A: Amtr GLASTAR, Kendallville, IN, April 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2005, 09:45 local time
- Place: Kendallville, IN
- Airport: Kendallville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4728° N, 85.2608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4728&lon=-85.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tschida Donald STOD HMLTN GLASTAR (registry code 056114W, https://openairdocs.org/model/tschida-donald-stod-hmltn-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 448 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410006899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 4-10-05, AT APPROXIMATELY 0940, ^PRIVACY DAT^ PILOT IN COMMAND OF N5DK, DEPARTED RUNWAY 10 AT KENDALVILLE AIRPORT (C62) ON HIS FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL TURBINE AIRCRAFT. AFTER DEPARTURE, WHILE ON A DOWNWIND, HE BEGAN TO LOSE PITCH ON THE PROP AND EXPERIENCED A DROP IN RPM THAT WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE. HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. WHILE ON BASE LEG HE CONTINUED TO LOSE RPM AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT WITH THE NOSEWHEEL JUST WEST OF THE RUNWAY, SLID ACROSS HIGHWAY 3, AND LANDED IN A DITCH 50 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA094), Apr 10, 2005: Tschida Glastar (N5DK), Kendallville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the fuel flow restriction at the internal engine fuel filter due the presence of the silicone sealant material. Contributing factors were…

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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