# Accident 20071116826999A: Amtr LONGEZ, Le Roy, KS, November 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2007, 16:45 local time
- Place: Le Roy, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0839° N, 95.6342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0839&lon=-95.6342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gomory James A LONG EZ (registry code 056221U, https://openairdocs.org/model/gomory-james-a-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 70 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071116826999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF A LONGEZ AMATEUR-BUILT WING AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ELTON HENSELY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (FTT) IN FULTON, MISSOURI (ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN) DESTINED TO COLONEL JAMES JABARA AIRPORT (AAO) IN WICHITA, KS. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT SELECTED THE RIGHT INBOARD WING TANK AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED, THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE WOULD BE PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LEAVE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4.4 MILES NORTH OF LEROY, KS. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND BOTH VERTICAL STABILIZERS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO EGRESS HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND LATER RELEASED.

## 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 DEN08LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA032), Nov 16, 2007: Gomory Long EZ (N191PS), LeRoy, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper fuel calculations and in-flight planning.

## Other reports on N191PS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160523005299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160523005299I), May 23, 2016: Gomory James A LONG EZ (N191PS), Excelsior Sprin, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft departed hig with intended destination of gph. During preflight, pilot neglected to remove air intake covering. Approximately 30 minutes into flight,…

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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