# Accident 19960510010219A: Amtrqc CHALLENGER2, Redmond, OR, May 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2591° N, 121.2207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2591&lon=-121.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52898, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52898-1999-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Limes Edward CHALLENGER II (registry code 05625Y7, https://openairdocs.org/model/limes-edward-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRQC CHALLENGER2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960510010219A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS HIT A FENCE LANDING IN SHORT STRIP. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT. WIND LIGHT.

## 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 SEA96LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA091), May 10, 1996: Limes Challenger II (N52898), Redmond, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude on final approach, and his failure to maintain proper clearance from an object (fence) in his approach path. The fence was a related factor.

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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