# Accident 19940918037999A: Amtral EAGLE2, Wellsville, KS, September 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1994, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wellsville, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7103° N, 95.0805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7103&lon=-95.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N257SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257SP-2009-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prest Robert W PREST-EAGLE II (registry code 05658BL, https://openairdocs.org/model/prest-robert-w-prest-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAL EAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918037999A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO WATCH ALIGNMENT LANDING ON GRASS STRIP. WHEEL HIT RECESSED RUNWAY LIGHT. SWERVED OFF RUNWAY INTO A TREE.

## 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 CHI94LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA344), Sep 18, 1994: Prest Eagle II (N257SP), Wellsville, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's inadequate visual lookout.

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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