20071007825099I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr KR-2 · Goshen, IN · October 7, 2007

Date: October 7, 2007 · 19:00 local
Place: Goshen, IN
Airport: Goshen Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26LT
Reported as: Amtr KR2
Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1835VOLKS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 193 total7 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N26LTRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2011 · Troyer Eli Levoyd KR-2S/N LT-1 · Built 1984 Airframe modelTroyer Eli Levoyd KR-2 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated he departed kgwb about 17:30 EST enroute to kgsh. After take-off he climbed to 2500' and cruised straight and level at 90-100 mph for about 20 minutes. As he reached the elkhart county line the engine started running rough for about 10 seconds, then faded and died. He adjusted carburetor heat, throttle and mixture. When the propeller stopped he attempted a restart. The engine turned over, but would not catch. He selected an open corn field and landed. In the landing the nose wheel broke off, the propeller broke and the tail-cone was crushed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED KGWB ABOUT 17:30 EST ENROUTE TO KGSH. AFTER TAKE-OFF HE CLIMBED TO 2500' AND CRUISED STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT 90-100 MPH FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. AS HE REACHED THE ELKHART COUNTY LINE THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEN FADED AND DIED. HE ADJUSTED CARBURETOR HEAT, THROTTLE AND MIXTURE. WHEN THE PROPELLER STOPPED HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER, BUT WOULD NOT CATCH. HE SELECTED AN OPEN CORN FIELD AND LANDED. IN THE LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, THE PROPELLER BROKE AND THE TAIL-CONE WAS CRUSHED.