# Accident 19960701016029A: Amtr BD5, Lake Geneva, WI, July 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1996, 08:15 local time
- Place: Lake Geneva, WI
- Airport: Lake Geneva Aire Estates Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5803° N, 88.4207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5803&lon=-88.4207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51SK-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sisk BD-5 (registry code 1130743, https://openairdocs.org/model/sisk-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BD5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701016029A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE AND CAR ON TAKEOFF. (.4)THE EXPERIMENTAL BD-5 AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOWED TO THE RUN-UP AREA IN PREPARATION FOR A HEAVY WEIGHT TEST FLIGHT. THE PREFLIGHT AND RUN-UP WERE NORMAL. WITNESSES INDICATED THE ENGINE DEVELOPED FULL POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO THE GO/NO-GO POINT ON THE 2,300 FOOT AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF ROLL, BUT REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ROTATE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE BETWEEN 1,900 FEET TO 2,300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, BUT ONLY CLIMBED ABOUT 4 FEET. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT IMPACTED A WIRE FENCE NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THEN BOUNCED AND SKIDDED ACROSS A DIVIDED FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, INFLICTING MINOR DAMAGE TO A CAR. THE PILOT'S WIFE REPORTED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOT, AND THE WIND WAS CALM. THE MODIFIED INBOARD MARINE ENGINE EXHIBITED CONTINUITY. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND DRIVE TRAIN EXHIBITED CONTINUITY. THE PROPELLER WHICH HAD BEEN CARVED BY THE PILOT/BUILDER WAS DESTROYED DURING IMPACT.                                                               (-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 22. HE USED ALMOST ALL THE RUN                      WAY BEFORE HE TRIED TO ROTATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE ABOUT 4 FEET OFF THE GROUND AND RESETTLED ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND STRUCK AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND STARTED TO CROSS A FOUR LANE HWY WHEN IT STRUCK A CAR AND CAME TO IT'S FINAL RESTING PLACE ON AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 CHI96LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA225), Jul 1, 1996: Sisk BD-5 (N51SK), Lake Geneva, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff, while there was sufficient runway remaining. The high temperature and calm wind were related factors.

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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