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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr 5151* · Fairbury, NE · May 9, 2007

Date: May 9, 2007 · 13:30 local
Place: Fairbury, NE
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Amtr 5151*
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5 total2 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was enroute from beatrice, NE, to hebron, NE. Approximately 11 west of Fairbury, NE, the engine lost power. The pilot made a successful emergency landing in a wheat field, with minor damage to the aircraft. While removing the engine from the aircraft he discovered that the hose from the fuel pump to the carburetor had no fuel. The fuel sump had gas in it. It appears that the fuel pump failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM BEATRICE, NE, TO HEBRON, NE. APPROXIMATELY 11 WEST OF FAIRBURY, NE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE REMOVING THE ENGINE FROM THE AIRCRAFT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE HOSE FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE CARBURETOR HAD NO FUEL. THE FUEL SUMP HAD GAS IN IT. IT APPEARS THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED.