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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr CHALLENGER II · Tuttle, OK · September 29, 2005

Date: September 29, 2005 · 19:00 local
Place: Tuttle, OK
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4201F
Reported as: Amtr Challengerii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total58 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4201FRegistered now · Ingraham Steve CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0303-2312 · Built 2003 Airframe modelIngraham Steve CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On September 29, 2005, the pilot of home built challenger ii was flying from thompson private airport (53OK) on a local flight. The pilot was returning to the airport after the flight when the engine quit running. Approximately 1910 local CDT the pilot made an emergency landing in a large lot in a residential area of Tuttle, OK. The pilot suffered a minor bruise of left leg calf from contact with nose gear structure during the landing. Aircraft had minor damage of the nose gear structure. The pilot will report the cause of the engine failure. On sept 30, 2005 about 10 am, the aircraft was inspected. There was fuel in the tanks and fuel lines and the filters had fuel at the engine. The engine started and ran good.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005, THE PILOT OF HOME BUILT CHALLENGER II WAS FLYING FROM THOMPSON PRIVATE AIRPORT (53OK) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AFTER THE FLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. APPROXIMATELY 1910 LOCAL CDT THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE LOT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF TUTTLE, OK. THE PILOT SUFFERED A MINOR BRUISE OF LEFT LEG CALF FROM CONTACT WITH NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE DURING THE LANDING. AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE. THE PILOT WILL REPORT THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. ON SEPT 30, 2005 ABOUT 10 AM, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED. THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANKS AND FUEL LINES AND THE FILTERS HAD FUEL AT THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN GOOD.