# Accident 20060305002849A: Amtr RANSS6, Cartersville, GA, March 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2006, 16:44 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1231° N, 84.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1231&lon=-84.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5196W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196W-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Joel H RANS S-6ES COYOTE II (registry code 05620KM, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-joel-h-rans-s-6es-coyote-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 45 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060305002849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE MAKING A TAKEOFF DURING A "TOUCH AND GO" THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER OVER THE NUMBERS ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET ABOVE FIELD ELEVATION. A TURN WAS MADE IN AN EFFORT TO LAND IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. WHILE LANDING IN THE FIELD THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DITCH AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. FUEL WAS IN THE TANKS AND IN THE FUEL LINE TO THE ENGINE. ON VISUAL INSPECTION, NO CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL FILTERS.

## 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 ATL06LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA048), Mar 5, 2006: Joel H Johnson Rans S-6ES Coyote II (N5196W), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an forced landing, on ground collision with a ditch, and nose over.

## Other reports on N5196W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150219018729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150219018729A), Feb 19, 2015: Johnson Joel H RANS S-6ES COYOTE II (N5196W), Rincon, PR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed eugenio maria de hostos airport (maz) for a local flight. The pilot claimed that after climbing to 1000 feet the aircraft engine was not…

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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