# Accident 19950528014359A: Amtr CH601HDS, Fernandina Beac, FL, May 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6118° N, 81.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FERNANDINA BEACH MUNI (FHB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6118&lon=-81.4612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18FL-2005-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moncrief Keith D CH 601 HDS (registry code 05625J7, https://openairdocs.org/model/moncrief-keith-d-ch-601-hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950528014359A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM HOMEBUILT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. FATIGUE CRACKS DUE TO INADEQUATE TORQUE. (.19) ON MAY 28, 1995, ABOUT 1515 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N18FL, A HOMEBUILT, MONCRIEF-ZODIAC 601 CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT FERNANDINA BEACH AIRPORT, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A LOCAL 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 30 MINUTES EARLIER. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 05 THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND HE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA95LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA140), May 28, 1995: Moncrief Zodiac 601 (N18FL), Fernandina Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO ADEQUATELY TORQUE THE PROPELLER BOLTS DURING THE LAST INSPECTION RESULTING IN THE BOLT FAILURES AND THE LOSS OF THE PROPELLER.

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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