20050729023949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · ACROLITE1T · Oshkosh, WI · July 29, 2005

Date
July 29, 2005 · 07:00 local
Place
Oshkosh, WI
Airport
Wittman Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CIAVT
Reported as
ACROLITE1T
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
884 total42 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On July 29, 2005, at 700 CDT, an aerolite 1T, canadian registry c-iavt, made a forced landing in a farm yard on knap street, Oshkosh, WI. The aircraft engine didn't make expected power and the pilot attempted a forced landing in a field. The aircraft contacted a tree and impacted the ground. The aircraft received substantial damage and canadian rated private pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated at the Oshkosh ultralight runway with intended destination unknown. The power loss was caused by the fuel contamination in the carburetor bowl and jet on the aft cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 29, 2005, AT 700 CDT, AN AEROLITE 1T, CANADIAN REGISTRY C-IAVT, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FARM YARD ON KNAP STREET, OSHKOSH, WI. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DIDN'T MAKE EXPECTED POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND CANADIAN RATED PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE OSHKOSH ULTRALIGHT RUNWAY WITH INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN. THE POWER LOSS WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL CONTAMINATION IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL AND JET ON THE AFT CYLINDER.