20060108001039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr KR2 · Mcneil Island, WA · January 8, 2006

Date: January 8, 2006 · 11:40 local
Place: Mcneil Island, WA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N395JT
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06LA040
Reported as: Amtr KR2
Reported engine: AMTR REVMASTER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 235 total45 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot departed olympia airport approx 1120 PST climbed to 3500', leveled off, leaned for cruise. Between Mcneil Island and fox Island engine quit. Pilot went through emergency cklist and returned to Mcneil Island for emergency landing. Both fuel indicators onboard indicated empty. Performed power off landing uphill in rough open field near hyde point (east side of Mcneil Island). Pilot stated the aircraft rolled out approx 50'. Nose gear broke off and the aircraft nosed over as it slid to stop inverted. Pilot crawled out of aircraft and walked to look for aid.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED OLYMPIA AIRPORT APPROX 1120 PST CLIMBED TO 3500', LEVELED OFF, LEANED FOR CRUISE. BETWEEN MCNEIL ISLAND AND FOX ISLAND ENGINE QUIT. PILOT WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY CKLIST AND RETURNED TO MCNEIL ISLAND FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. BOTH FUEL INDICATORS ONBOARD INDICATED EMPTY. PERFORMED POWER OFF LANDING UPHILL IN ROUGH OPEN FIELD NEAR HYDE POINT (EAST SIDE OF MCNEIL ISLAND). PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT APPROX 50'. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AS IT SLID TO STOP INVERTED. PILOT CRAWLED OUT OF AIRCRAFT AND WALKED TO LOOK FOR AID.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA06LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcNeil Island, WAFuel exhaustion while in cruise flight due to inaccurate fuel quantity indications. Factors included the pilot's failure to positively determine the quantity of fuel onboard the aircraft during preflight, and rough, uneven grassy terrain at the location where…Jan 8, 2006 · Substantial damage