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FAA incident report · Amtr ULTRA PUP · Rutherfordton, NC · November 10, 2006

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Date
November 10, 2006 · 17:30 local
Place
Rutherfordton, NC
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1195Z
Reported as
Amtr Ultrapup
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N1195ZRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Ritter Basil M ULTRA PUPS/N 0131 · Built 2006Airframe modelRitter Basil M ULTRA PUPEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) After an uneventful local flight from kfqd the pilot landed and shut down the aircraft placing the fuel selector in the off position. He exited the aircraft and planned to put the aircraft back into its hangar, however he changed his mind and decided to practice a few touch and go landings at kfqd. He returned to the aircraft, started the engine, and taxied out to rwy 19. He climbed to 1,200 feet and made a left traffic for rwy 19. As he was about to turn from base leg to final the engine quit. He was unable to restart the engine and did not have enough altitude to glide to the runway. He made an off airport landing in a soft field, which caused the right main landing gear to bend as he came to a stop. Upon exiting the aircraft he moved the fuel selector to what he thought was the "off" position. A short time later he noted that the selector was in the "on" position, which means he had actually moved it from the "off" position where it had been for takeoff. Approximately 5 gallons of fuel remained in the tanks.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LOCAL FLIGHT FROM KFQD THE PILOT LANDED AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT PLACING THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE OFF POSITION. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLANNED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO ITS HANGAR, HOWEVER HE CHANGED HIS MIND AND DECIDED TO PRACTICE A FEW TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT KFQD. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT, STARTED THE ENGINE, AND TAXIED OUT TO RWY 19. HE CLIMBED TO 1,200 FEET AND MADE A LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RWY 19. AS HE WAS ABOUT TO TURN FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL THE ENGINE QUIT. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY. HE MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD, WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BEND AS HE CAME TO A STOP. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE "OFF" POSITION. A SHORT TIME LATER HE NOTED THAT THE SELECTOR WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION, WHICH MEANS HE HAD ACTUALLY MOVED IT FROM THE "OFF" POSITION WHERE IT HAD BEEN FOR TAKEOFF. APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE TANKS.