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FAA accident report · Amtr KOLBMK3 · Clay Center, OH · April 30, 2005

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Date
April 30, 2005 · 16:35 local
Place
Clay Center, OH
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr KOLBMK3
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Faa/fsdo did not receive notification on this accident. It was noted by a cle FSDO inspector on the internet, which resulted in the initiation of this investigation. Aircraft had engine trouble after take-off. Pilot tried to make in flight corrections to situation rather than land immediately, which attributed to crashing the aircraft versus a landing attempt. The pilot stated that he did not have enough airspeed and altitude to return to the landing strip. Pilot also stated the aircraft has had engine problems in the past, but that it always came back. This aircraft is non-certificated, nonregistered, and not maintained by certificated maintenance personnel. Suspect fuel mixture may have possible particulate contamination in carburation system. Fuel mixture is of a high grade auto fuel with 2-stroke oil at a 50-1 ratio. There are no maintenance records for this aircraft. This aircraft was initially thought to be an ultralight by the Ohio state patrol. The aircraft was found to not meet the regulatory requirements of 14 CFR 103.1A, operation by a single occupant (two occupants), c,1, weight less than 254 pounds (450LBS) and c,2, not exceeding 5 gallons of fuel, (10 gallons, two tanks each).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FAA/FSDO DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION ON THIS ACCIDENT. IT WAS NOTED BY A CLE FSDO INSPECTOR ON THE INTERNET, WHICH RESULTED IN THE INITIATION OF THIS INVESTIGATION. AIRCRAFT HAD ENGINE TROUBLE AFTER TAKE-OFF. PILOT TRIED TO MAKE IN FLIGHT CORRECTIONS TO SITUATION RATHER THAN LAND IMMEDIATELY, WHICH ATTRIBUTED TO CRASHING THE AIRCRAFT VERSUS A LANDING ATTEMPT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO THE LANDING STRIP. PILOT ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAS HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, BUT THAT IT ALWAYS CAME BACK. THIS AIRCRAFT IS NON-CERTIFICATED, NONREGISTERED, AND NOT MAINTAINED BY CERTIFICATED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. SUSPECT FUEL MIXTURE MAY HAVE POSSIBLE PARTICULATE CONTAMINATION IN CARBURATION SYSTEM. FUEL MIXTURE IS OF A HIGH GRADE AUTO FUEL WITH 2-STROKE OIL AT A 50-1 RATIO. THERE ARE NO MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE AN ULTRALIGHT BY THE OHIO STATE PATROL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO NOT MEET THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF 14 CFR 103.1A, OPERATION BY A SINGLE OCCUPANT (TWO OCCUPANTS), C,1, WEIGHT LESS THAN 254 POUNDS (450LBS) AND C,2, NOT EXCEEDING 5 GALLONS OF FUEL, (10 GALLONS, TWO TANKS EACH).