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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV7A · Alamana, FL · May 31, 2006

Date: May 31, 2006 · 17:40 local
Place: Alamana, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N200TM
Reported as: Amtr RV7A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On may 31st, 2006 at approximately 4:00 pm pilot departed massey air ranch (X50) for a local flight. Pilot climbed to 3500 feet and flew for one hour. Pilot experienced loss of power to the propeller and landed aircraft off airport one and one half mile ssw of leffler airport. Aircraft sustained minor damage resulting from nose gear digging into soft soil and flipping over. No injuries were reported. Post incident investigation revealed FOD had entered reduction gearbox drive train belts and destroyed teeth of beveled belt, which drove the propeller. FOD was discovered to be part of the throttle body mounting boss that was cut off during maintenance to allow clearance for new throttle body.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 31ST, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM PILOT DEPARTED MASSEY AIR RANCH (X50) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. PILOT CLIMBED TO 3500 FEET AND FLEW FOR ONE HOUR. PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER TO THE PROPELLER AND LANDED AIRCRAFT OFF AIRPORT ONE AND ONE HALF MILE SSW OF LEFFLER AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM NOSE GEAR DIGGING INTO SOFT SOIL AND FLIPPING OVER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED FOD HAD ENTERED REDUCTION GEARBOX DRIVE TRAIN BELTS AND DESTROYED TEETH OF BEVELED BELT, WHICH DROVE THE PROPELLER. FOD WAS DISCOVERED TO BE PART OF THE THROTTLE BODY MOUNTING BOSS THAT WAS CUT OFF DURING MAINTENANCE TO ALLOW CLEARANCE FOR NEW THROTTLE BODY.