# Accident 20050412007259A: Amtr RV6A, Hayward, CA, April 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2005, 08:55 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6592° N, 122.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6592&lon=-122.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16TN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16TN-2005-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newell Thomas J RV6A (registry code 05605Z0, https://openairdocs.org/model/newell-thomas-j-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 70 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050412007259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE DISCOVERED THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE WAS RESTRICTED. FOUND TWO INLINE FUEL FILTERS, INSTALLED BETWEEN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND FUEL TANK THAT APPEARS TO BE "CLOGGED." THE INLINE FILTER INSTALLATION WAS AN "ADD ON". THE FILTER WAS DISCOVERED WITH "RUSTY-LOOKING" MATERIAL RESTRICTING THE FILTER ELEMENT. BOTH FUEL VENT LINES WERE CLOGGED. ALSO FOUND A PHOTOCOPY OF THE SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND PHASE I LIMITATIONS. PHASE 2 LIMITATIONS WAS NOT FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT AS REQUIRED.

## 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 LAX05LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA134), Apr 12, 2005: Newell Thomas RV6-A (N16TN), Hayward, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination. A factor in the accident was the fuel system not being flushed out after it was involved in a previous accident where the fuel tanks were…

## Other reports on N16TN (1)

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

- [Accident 20040716018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716018389A), Jul 16, 2004: Amtr RV6A (N16TN), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 16, 2004, at 1658 PDT, an experimental amateur-built newell RV-6A airplane, N16TN, overran the runway and impacted the perimeter fence during a…

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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