# Accident 20050802034119A: Amtr RANSS14, Crowley, TX, August 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2005, 11:45 local time
- Place: Crowley, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5589° N, 97.3047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5589&lon=-97.3047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5802, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802-2006-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mrazek Jerry G RANS S-14 AIRAILE (registry code 05605J2, https://openairdocs.org/model/mrazek-jerry-g-rans-s-14-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS14
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 370 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050802034119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS APPROACHING KFWS AIRPORT AT 3500 FEET MSL AND HAD INSTRUCTIONS FROM SPINKS TOWER TO ENTER RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 17. PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A 360 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON A STREET. PILOT STATED THAT HE SIMPLY RAN OUT OF ALTITUDE BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT INTO A POSITION TO LAND ON THE STREET. A SUITABLE GRASS FIELD WAS AVAILABLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET FOR LANDING BUT THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FIXATED ON LANDING ON THE STREET. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TELEPHONE JUNCTION BOX APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET FROM THE STREET AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 DFW05CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA199), Aug 2, 2005: Mrazek Rans S-14 (N5802), Forth Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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