# Accident 20070131001529A: Amtr HARMONRCKTII, Troutdale, OR, January 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2007, 10:08 local time
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5511° N, 122.4314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5511&lon=-122.4314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141RH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HARMONRCKTII
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070131001529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE ENGINE SPUTTERING AT LOW POWER AFTER TAKING OFF FROM GRASS RUNWAY (40R6). FUEL GAGES INDICATED 1/2 LEFT, 1/4 RIGHT. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS, ADDED THROTTLE - ENGINE CLEARED. HEADED TOWARD TTD FOR FUEL, WEATHER, AND TO FLIGHT FLIGHT PLAN. ENGINE SPUTTERED/QUIT ENTERING 4 DOWNWIND RNWY 7. AIRFRAME FUEL PUMP ON CONTINUOUS. PILOT SWITCHED TANKS BACK AND FORTH, STARTED EMERG. PROCEDURES. ENGINE STARTED AND RAN ON ONE TANK BUT NOT THE OTHER (DOESN'T REMEMBER WHICH). WHEN ENGINE STARTED IT SHOT HIM LONG. CALLED TOWER WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS. TURNED BASE/FINAL AND ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. MADE EMERG. LANDING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. LANDING GEAR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT/AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON BELLY APPROX. 200 FT BEFORE IMPACTING TREE WITH L WING. L WING LEADING EDGE AND FUEL TANK RIPPED OPEN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND WINGS. NO SIGN OF FUEL, EITHER TANK, UPON FAA'S ARRIVAL. WING TANK SUMP VALVES WERE BOTH SHEARED OFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FUEL TANK SEAM SEALANT (SLOSH) FLAKING OFF INSIDE L TANK AND FLAKES IN GASCOLATOR. NO CONTAMINATION AT FINGER SCREEN INLET TO FUEL SERVO. FUEL AT INLET AND OUTLET OF SERVO. PILOT STATES VISUAL CHECK OF FUEL PREVIOUS NIGHT SHOWED 15-17 GAL IN L TANK/SOME IN R.

## 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 SEA07LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA056), Jan 31, 2007: Martin/Harris Harmon Rocket (N141RH), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of power for undetermined reasons just as the aircraft was maneuvering to enter the downwind for landing. The absence of a suitable landing location was a factor in the accident.

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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