# Incident 20080727847369I: Amtr CH601HDS, Madison, MN, July 27, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2008, 20:00 local time
- Place: Madison, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0135° N, 96.1896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0135&lon=-96.1896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thoma Roy E III ZODIAC CH601HDS (registry code 056143Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/thoma-roy-e-iii-zodiac-ch601hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- Reported engine: ROTAX912SUL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 118 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080727847369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN ENROUTE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED A DROP IN INDICATED OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DIVERTING TO THE AIRPORT IN MADISON MINNESOTA WHEN HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROADWAY AS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER LANDING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N601RT (1)

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

- [Incident 20041216031269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041216031269I), Dec 16, 2004: Amtr CH601HDS (N601RT), Portland, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Left hand main landing gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the remaining part of the strut. It was determined the lower…

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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