# Accident 20050422007199A: Amtr RV6, Longmont, CO, April 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2005, 11:54 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1636° N, 105.1628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1636&lon=-105.1628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345JE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ross/Stonecipher VANS RV-6 (registry code 05608KS, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-stonecipher-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,055 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050422007199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT FROM A ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ IN SALT LAKE CITY. HE CHANGED THE OIL AND OIL FILTER, AND THEN TEST FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF HOUR. HE DEPARTED THE SALT LAKE AREA AT APPROXIMATELY AT 9:20 AM AND FLEW TOWARDS THE DENVER AREA. AS HE WAS MAKING THE APPROACH TO THE LONGMONT AIRPORT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ENGINE FAILED DURING LANDING AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE WINGS, PROPELLERS, AND LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED, THE RIGHT WING HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND THAT THE NUMBER TWO PISTON HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE WAS FIVE QUARTS LOW OF OIL. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN BY THIS OFFICE AT THIS TIME.

## 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 DEN05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA070), Apr 22, 2005: Ross/Stonecipher Vans RV-6 (N345JE), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to oil starvation. A contributing factor was the contamination in the inverted oil system's separator.

## Other reports on N345JE (2)

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

- [Accident 20070820019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070820019509A), Aug 20, 2007: Amtr VANSRV6 (N345JE), Stockbridge, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was involved in a landing accident at the owner's/pilot's Private strip. The pilot stated that there weas a tailwind condition which made…
- [Accident 19970620015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015149A), Jun 20, 1997: Amtr RV6 (N345JE), Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. Struck large bird on go around. Impact broke canopy. Injured pilot. Elected land in tall hay. Nosed over.

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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