# Incident 20050709015159I: Amtr NIEUPORT12, Cape Girardeau, MO, July 9, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2005, 10:58 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2253° N, 89.5708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL (CGI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2253&lon=-89.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317LS-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Witlock Dale R NIEUPORT 12 (registry code 056067J, https://openairdocs.org/model/witlock-dale-r-nieuport-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Yamaha ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 80000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/yamaha-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 458 total, 37 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709015159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE MISHAP PILOT WAS OPERATING IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE NOTICED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND A SHARP RISE IN ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THE PILOT THEN TURNED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AND MANEUVERED OVER A CORN FIELD WHERE HE EVENTUALLY LANDED COMING TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION RESTING ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE WAS RESTRICTED TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE OF BOTH LOWER WINGS. THE WING SPARS AND RIBS WERE UNDAMAGED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE GROUNDING STRAP FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP TO FALL RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF POWER.

## Other reports on N317LS (1)

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

- [Accident 20000716037319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716037319A), Jul 16, 2000: Amtr NIEUPORT12 (N317LS), Peotone, IL, No damage. (-23) Shortly after takeoff for a test flight, the pilot experienced a partial loss of engine power. The aircraft couldn't climb nor maintain altitude. The a/c…

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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