20051210031879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV8 · Colonial Beach, VA · December 10, 2005

Date
December 10, 2005 · 12:45 local
Place
Colonial Beach, VA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N20EA
Reported as
Amtr RV8
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total70 in this make and model100 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) At 12:45 eastern, N20EA, a RV8, made a forced landing on a Private airstrip due to engine failure during takeoff. There were no injuries to the two occupants. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the left fuel tank was full of fuel; the fuel quantity in the right fuel tank could not be determined. The engine oil level was at six quarts. The continuity of the engines controls was established. Engine fuel system lines were disconnected from the carburetor and a fuel sample revealed clean blue aviation fuel. An external inspection of the engine revealed no obvious mechanical anomalies. Damage to the aircraft was considered to be minor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT 12:45 EASTERN, N20EA, A RV8, MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL; THE FUEL QUANTITY IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS AT SIX QUARTS. THE CONTINUITY OF THE ENGINES CONTROLS WAS ESTABLISHED. ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM LINES WERE DISCONNECTED FROM THE CARBURETOR AND A FUEL SAMPLE REVEALED CLEAN BLUE AVIATION FUEL. AN EXTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO OBVIOUS MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE MINOR.