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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR235 · Amarillo, TX · August 27, 2005

Date: August 27, 2005 · 13:00 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Airport: Tradewind Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N108LA
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR235
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,003 total1,000 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On August 28, 2005, at approximately 1300 CDT, the pilot of N108LA, a bissonette riley f, model Lancair 235 aircraft, initiated an off airport landing when the aircraft engine failed to operate after the fuel selector was switched to the right tank position. The pilot landed the aircraft approximately one-half mile southwest of runway 35 at Tradewind Airport (tdw) located in Amarillo, Texas. The pilot in command was not injured. The aircraft sustained only minor damage to the lower engine cowling, propeller spinner and the main landing gear over center link at shear off during the landing. VMC conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the title 14 CFR part 91 flight, which originated from tdw.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CDT, THE PILOT OF N108LA, A BISSONETTE RILEY F, MODEL LANCAIR 235 AIRCRAFT, INITIATED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT TANK POSITION. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE SOUTHWEST OF RUNWAY 35 AT TRADEWIND AIRPORT (TDW) LOCATED IN AMARILLO, TEXAS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER SPINNER AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OVER CENTER LINK AT SHEAR OFF DURING THE LANDING. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM TDW.