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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr YAK 3UR 2000 · Heber, UT · July 9, 2005

Date: July 9, 2005 · 09:15 local
Place: Heber, UT
Airport: Heber Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N134US
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05LA106
Reported as: Amtr YAK3UR2000
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R2000*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,800 total113 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N134USRegistered now · Clarke Dale M YAK 3UR 2000S/N DMC0003 Airframe modelClarke Dale M YAK 3UR 2000 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2000 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft accident. Yak 3U R2000. Hever, UT, July 9, 2005. The pilot stated that on entering the airport landing pattern, in a 45 degree bank, the engine stopped making power. He attempted to restart the engine, the engine surged, flipped the aircraft upside down. He got the aircraft under control, upright, and tried to get to the airfield. He felt that he could not make the runway without endangering aircraft and people in the area, so he put the aircraft on the ground, gear up. The aircraft has substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. YAK 3U R2000. HEVER, UT, JULY 9, 2005. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON ENTERING THE AIRPORT LANDING PATTERN, IN A 45 DEGREE BANK, THE ENGINE STOPPED MAKING POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE SURGED, FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. HE GOT THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL, UPRIGHT, AND TRIED TO GET TO THE AIRFIELD. HE FELT THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY WITHOUT ENDANGERING AIRCRAFT AND PEOPLE IN THE AREA, SO HE PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN05LA106Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHeber City, UTloss of engine power due to a leaking carburetor and an inoperative float, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the restart attempt. Contributing factors were the sudden engine power surge during the attempted restart, and unsuitable…Jul 9, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N134US · 1

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

Incident 20000407001969IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Kissimmee, FL(-23) After a wheel landing on runway 15 in Kissimmee, Florida (ism), the pilot stated that while lowering the tail of the aircraft he realized that the tail wheel had not extended with the main gear. He stated that when he added power in an effort to raise…Apr 7, 2000 · Minor damage