# Accident 19920902034999A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Shiocton, WI, September 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Shiocton, WI
- Airport: Shiocton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4397° N, 88.5710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4397&lon=-88.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4220X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4220X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reif Jordan Lee AVID FLYER (registry code 056189D, https://openairdocs.org/model/reif-jordan-lee-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DEP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEP05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920902034999A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. ELECTED TO LAND IN CABBAGE PATCH. GEAR SEVERED ON IMPACT WITH CABBAGE HEADS.

## 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 CHI92DEP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEP05), Sep 2, 1992: Reif Avid Flyer (N4220X), Shiocton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO OBTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRPLANE.

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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