What happened
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(-23) Departed Newport State Airport on rnwy 36. At approx. 500' AGL, the engine stopped running. The pilot made a forced landing in a farmer's grass sod field. During the landing flare, the right main landing gear struck a ditch, shearing the landing gear assembly at the fuselage attach point. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position. Upon aircraft inspection, the fuel selector was on the right tank. Approx. 15 gallons in right tank, fuel primer was not in the in and locked position. The aircraft had not flown all winter and maintenance techs had run the engine up the day before. Fuel strainer bowl was clean, no contaminants in fuel sampled from strainer and left and right wing tanks. Maintenance evaluation pending. Damage limited to right main gear and right wingtip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DEPARTED NEWPORT STATE AIRPORT ON RNWY 36. AT APPROX. 500' AGL, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FARMER'S GRASS SOD FIELD. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DITCH, SHEARING THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. UPON AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK. APPROX. 15 GALLONS IN RIGHT TANK, FUEL PRIMER WAS NOT IN THE IN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN ALL WINTER AND MAINTENANCE TECHS HAD RUN THE ENGINE UP THE DAY BEFORE. FUEL STRAINER BOWL WAS CLEAN, NO CONTAMINANTS IN FUEL SAMPLED FROM STRAINER AND LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANKS. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION PENDING. DAMAGE LIMITED TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WINGTIP.
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