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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boam Larry RANS S-6S · Roberts, ID · September 18, 2010

Date: September 18, 2010 · 09:30 local
Place: Roberts, ID
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4427M
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA483
Reported as: Boam Larry Rans S-6S
Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total445 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N4427MRegistered now · Boam Larry RANS S-6SS/N 08031518-S · Built 2005 Airframe modelBoam Larry RANS S-6S Engine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilt took off from a dirt airstrip near Roberts Idaho. When he was approximately 500 -600' AGL, the engine started running rough. He made a radio call to inform the other aircraft at the airstrip that he was returning to the strip. On the base leg the engine quit. He made a forced landing in a field. On landing, the right gear touched first resulting in damage to the right gear, wing and the right side of the engine firewall. Post accident investigation revealed that the left side carburetor was not connected in its rubber mount. Unsure if this occurred prior to the engine issues or was a result of the hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILT TOOK OFF FROM A DIRT AIRSTRIP NEAR ROBERTS IDAHO. WHEN HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 -600' AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE MADE A RADIO CALL TO INFORM THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRSTRIP THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE STRIP. ON THE BASE LEG THE ENGINE QUIT. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. ON LANDING, THE RIGHT GEAR TOUCHED FIRST RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR, WING AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE FIREWALL. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT SIDE CARBURETOR WAS NOT CONNECTED IN ITS RUBBER MOUNT. UNSURE IF THIS OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE ISSUES OR WAS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING.

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 WPR10LA483Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRoberts, IDA loss of engine power due to the detachment of the left carburetor from the engine inlet manifold. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to address a known engine vibration.Sep 18, 2010 · Substantial damage