# NTSB CHI07CA007: Steinbaum Kitfox IV, N5103R, Proctorville, OH, October 10, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 10, 2006, 17:20 local (21:20 UTC) - Place: Proctorville, OH - Coordinates: 38.458332, -82.319999 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4583&lon=-82.3200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 64800 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA007 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64800/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA007 ## Probable cause The blocked fuel filter which resulted in the loss of engine power. The residential area where the power loss occurred, the trees, the sloped landing site, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing were contributing factors. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, approach - vfr pattern - downwind - fuel system,filter - blocked(total) (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - residential area (contributing factor) - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - terrain condition - other (contributing factor) - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - encountered, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis The amateur-built airplane was damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while in the traffic pattern for landing. The pilot reported that the airplane's engine lost power "at the point of left downwind to base." He reported that the airplane was at 500 feet above ground level and over a river when the loss of power occurred. There was a soccer field with children playing on his left side and residences on his right side. He reported that he chose a field that he estimated to be 400 feet long and attempted an off-airport landing. He touched down on the left main landing gear first due to an incline in the field and trees and a brush pile that he avoided during the landing approach. He reported that the landing gear mount failed and the airplane slid to a stop. The pilot reported that subsequent to the accident the automotive style fuel line filter was found to be obstructed. ## Factual narrative The amateur-built airplane was damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power while in the traffic pattern for landing. The pilot reported that the airplane's engine quit "at the point of left downwind to base." He reported that the airplane was at 500 feet above ground level and over a river when the loss of power occurred. There was a soccer field with children playing on his left side and residences on his right side. He reported that he chose a field that he estimated to be 400 feet long and attempted an off-airport landing. He touched down on the left main landing gear first due to an incline in the field and trees and a brush pile that he avoided during the landing approach. He reported that the landing gear mount failed and the airplane slid to a stop. The pilot reported that subsequent to the accident the automotive style fuel line filter was found to be obstructed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5103R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5103R-2014-09-19), registration cancelled 2014-09-19, S/N 1672, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Steinbaum Kitfox IV - Registry model: [Steinbaum Martin Jay KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/steinbaum-martin-jay-kitfox-iv) (registry code 05620JN) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1672 - Airframe hours: 94 - Engines: Rotax 65 65 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, September 1, 2006 - Departed: I41, HUNTINGTON, WV ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2004; flight hours: 417 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20061010026809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061010026809A), Oct 10, 2006: Amtr KITFOXIV, Proctorville, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The owner, passenger, and the pilot were practicing take off and landings at a private sod airstrip. The aircraft experienced fuel starvation and the… From the NTSB's public API. 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