# Incident 20080712839659I: Amtr ZENITHCH801, Geismar, LA, July 12, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2008, 15:20 local time
- Place: Geismar, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2044° N, 91.0226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geismar, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2044&lon=-91.0226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N815CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beach Robert B ZENITH STOL CH801 (registry code 05621PY, https://openairdocs.org/model/beach-robert-b-zenith-stol-ch801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ZENITHCH801
- Reported engine: AMTR SUBARU*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 86 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080712839659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED JULY 12, 2008.  AIRCRAFT LEFT LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (L38) AT APPROXIMATELY 3:10 PM CDST AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL STARTUP, RUNUP, AND TAKE-OFF.  THE PLANE HAD BEEN ON THE RAMP FOR 3 HOURS AT 95 DEGREES F. OAT, RAMP TEMP MAY HAVE BEEN HIGHER.  AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING STRAIGHT BACK TO OPELOUSAS.  AT ABOUT 3:20 PM WHILE ON CRUISE/CLIMB AND AT AOUT 1500 MSL THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RE-START IN THE AIR FAILED.  FROM THE AIR, THE BEST LOOKING LANDING AREA HAPPENED TO BE AT THE BASF CHEMICAL PLANT A GEISMAR, LA.  THE EMERGENCY GLIDING APPROACH WENT WELL IN THAT AIRCRAFT MADE THE FIELD AT THE PLANNED AREA, BUT THE AREA HAPPENS TO BE A LANDFILL WITH A DOME SHAPE TO IT THAT WAS NOT DISCERNABLE FROM THE AIR.  THIS MADE THE TOUCHDOWN POINT ON AN UPHILL SLOPE RESULTING IN A FIRMER THAN ANTICIPATED LANDING, THUS DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR.  ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER LANDING WAS IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL.

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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