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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr Glasairsupii · Bluffton, IN · July 8, 2006

Date
July 8, 2006 · 08:30 local
Place
Bluffton, IN
Airport
Miller Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N321DF
Reported as
Amtr Glasairsupii
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,850 total90 in this make and model36 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) Pilot stated that engine quit when he was downwind to land. Pilot landed in bean field near airport. No damage done to aircraft. Investigation revealed that front aux fuel tank was run dry.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE QUIT WHEN HE WAS DOWNWIND TO LAND. PILOT LANDED IN BEAN FIELD NEAR AIRPORT. NO DAMAGE DONE TO AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FRONT AUX FUEL TANK WAS RUN DRY.