# Accident 20060817031009A: Amtr RANSS6, Autryville, NC, August 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2006, 10:27 local time
- Place: Autryville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9700° N, 78.3603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9700&lon=-78.3603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227AL-2008-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kirkpatrick L/Kirkpatrick A RANS S-6 (registry code 056226T, https://openairdocs.org/model/kirkpatrick-l-kirkpatrick-a-rans-s-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060817031009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ROSEBORO, NC TO LINDEN, NC AT APPROX. 900 FT. ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE "BACKFIRED" AND THE PROP STOPPED. RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN FIELD; HOWEVER, COULD NOT MAKE THAT FIELD DUE TO TREES. AIRCRAFT LANDED PRIOR TO HITTING TREES IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. UPON IMPACT, NOSE GEAR FOLDED UNDER CABIN, A PROP BLADE HIT THE GROUND AND WAS BROKEN OFF, THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND, AND THE PLANE TURNED APPROX. 180 DEGREES FROM IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE MOUNT WERE FRACTURED IN VARIOUS PLACES. THE PILOT CLIMBED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND WALKED TO A NEARBY HOUSE. HE SUFFERED VARIOUS CUTS AND BRUISES.

## 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 ATL06LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA121), Aug 17, 2006: Kirkpatrick Rans S-6 (N227AL), Roseboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain ground clearance while maneuvering for a forced landing following loss of engine power.

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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