# Accident 19910125001009A: Amtr PHENIX, Cayucos, CA, January 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1991, 12:45 local time
- Place: Cayucos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4807° N, 120.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4807&lon=-120.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2027C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2027C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chandler Walter W PHOENIX (registry code 05616NW, https://openairdocs.org/model/chandler-walter-w-phoenix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PHENIX
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910125001009A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATIONS IN CONTROL STICK AND ELEVATOR TRIM LIGHT ON. ELECTED TO LAND OVERSHOT FIELD. ELEVATOR TRIM ROD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA099), Jan 25, 1991: Walter Chandler Phoenix (N2027C), Cayucos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND HIS MISJUDGMENT OF THE PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT FOLLOWING THE PILOT'S DECISION TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN…

## Other reports on N2027C (2)

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

- [Incident 19950518013989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950518013989I), May 18, 1995: Amtr PHENIX (N2027C), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Test flight after working on engine problems. Engine quit. Landed on dirt airstrip. Damaged landing gear.
- [Incident 19920912053129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912053129I), Sep 12, 1992: Amtr PHENIX (N2027C), San Louis Obisp, CA. Engine power loss in flight. Forced landing in field. Pilot stated he believed he had fouled fuel injectors.

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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