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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Titantornado · Green River, UT · July 30, 2008

Date: July 30, 2008 · 09:30 local
Place: Green River, UT
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25JT
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08CA248
Reported as: Amtr Titantornado
Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU2200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N25JTRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Bristol Todd J TITAN TORNADO IIS/N T98503COHK0293 · Built 2001 Airframe modelBristol Todd J TITAN TORNADO II Engine modelJabiru 22004 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot said that he departed cedar city at about 0700 after some time he noticed that a red light was blinking indicating that some engine parameter was outside its range although the engine kept running at full power with no other indication that the engine had a problem. The GPS he was using told him that the nearest airport was Green River, UT. He decided to make a precautionary landing when the GPS said he was over the airport he could not see it so he landed on a narrow dirt road which was very rough. The aircraft bounced which sent the aircraft off the road. The nose wheel gear broke off then the aircraft went over onto its back. Substantial damage was done to the wings and the prop blades broke in addition to the nose gear damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DEPARTED CEDAR CITY AT ABOUT 0700 AFTER SOME TIME HE NOTICED THAT A RED LIGHT WAS BLINKING INDICATING THAT SOME ENGINE PARAMETER WAS OUTSIDE ITS RANGE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AT FULL POWER WITH NO OTHER INDICATION THAT THE ENGINE HAD A PROBLEM. THE GPS HE WAS USING TOLD HIM THAT THE NEAREST AIRPORT WAS GREEN RIVER, UT. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN THE GPS SAID HE WAS OVER THE AIRPORT HE COULD NOT SEE IT SO HE LANDED ON A NARROW DIRT ROAD WHICH WAS VERY ROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED WHICH SENT THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE ROAD. THE NOSE WHEEL GEAR BROKE OFF THEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ONTO ITS BACK. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE WINGS AND THE PROP BLADES BROKE IN ADDITION TO THE NOSE GEAR DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08CA248Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGreen River, UTThe encounter with rough terrain during an off-field precautionary landing.Jul 30, 2008 · Substantial damage