# Incident 20061110029599I: Amtr ULTRAPUP, Rutherfordton, NC, November 10, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rutherfordton, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3640° N, 81.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutherfordton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3640&lon=-81.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1195Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1195Z-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ritter Basil M ULTRA PUP (registry code 05604TQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/ritter-basil-m-ultra-pup) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ULTRAPUP
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061110029599I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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