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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ambros CHALLENGER2P · El Dorado, KS · May 6, 2008

Date: May 6, 2008 · 19:00 local
Place: El Dorado, KS
Airport: Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N63191
Reported as: Ambros CHALLENGER2P
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total6 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N63191Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Ambrose William T CHALLENGER 2P CW SPCS/N CH2-1296-CW-1552 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAmbrose William T CHALLENGER 2P CW SPC Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 05/06/2008 an experimental challenger ii experienced an engine failure on the departure leg after takeoff from eqa on runway 15. The pilot landed in a pasture southeast of the field. The landing was uneventful and no injuries reported. Only minor damage involving support cables incidental to the operation of the aircraft occurred. Further investigation revealed the cause of the engine failure was fuel contaminated with water.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 05/06/2008 AN EXPERIMENTAL CHALLENGER II EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE DEPARTURE LEG AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EQA ON RUNWAY 15. THE PILOT LANDED IN A PASTURE SOUTHEAST OF THE FIELD. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE INVOLVING SUPPORT CABLES INCIDENTAL TO THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS FUEL CONTAMINATED WITH WATER.