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FAA accident report · Amtr CH601HDS · Jamestown, OH · July 6, 2007

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Date
July 6, 2007 · 12:15 local
Place
Jamestown, OH
Airport
Bloom
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43207
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07LA199
Reported as
Amtr CH601HDS
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912UL
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,900 total85 in this make and model171 in the last 90 days
N43207Registration cancelled May 16, 2008 · Hesler Terry L ZODIAC CH 601 HDSS/N 63598 · Built 1997Airframe modelHesler Terry L ZODIAC CH 601 HDSEngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot initiated the TAKE0OFF on runway 24, a 1220 ft. grass runway. The aircraft lifted off approx. 5/8 of the way down the runway & rose to approx. 10 ft. the pilot stated that the engine seemed to lose power & then the aircraft settled back down on the ground. The pilot checked the mag. Switch & fuel valve for their proper positions. The pilot stated that the engine resumed normal power so he continued the take-off roll. The aircraft lifted off again, rose to about 10 ft. when the engine seemed to lose power again. The aircraft started to settle back onto the runway. The pilot saw that the end of the runway was fast approaching. A ten foot deep drainage ditch was at the departure end of the runway. The pilot tried to clear the drainage ditch, but the aircraft stalled & touched down about 5 feet in front of the drainage ditch. The aircraft impacted the FAR side of the drainage ditch, wherein the fuel tank was ruptured and the aircraft caught fire. The pilot & passenger departed the aircraft with minor burns, cuts & bruises. The aircraft was mostly consumed by the fire before fire personnel arrived.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKE0OFF ON RUNWAY 24, A 1220 FT. GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF APPROX. 5/8 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY & ROSE TO APPROX. 10 FT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER & THEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT CHECKED THE MAG. SWITCH & FUEL VALVE FOR THEIR PROPER POSITIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMAL POWER SO HE CONTINUED THE TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AGAIN, ROSE TO ABOUT 10 FT. WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAW THAT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS FAST APPROACHING. A TEN FOOT DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH WAS AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO CLEAR THE DRAINAGE DITCH, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED & TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 5 FEET IN FRONT OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE FAR SIDE OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH, WHEREIN THE FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT & PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR BURNS, CUTS & BRUISES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY THE FIRE BEFORE FIRE PERSONNEL ARRIVED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07LA199Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJamestown, OHThe loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons, the pilot not performing an aborted takeoff at the initial recognition of a loss of engine performance, and the stall/mush the pilot encountered after takeoff.Jul 6, 2007 · Substantial damage