# Accident 19961029041659A: Amtr Q200, Estacada, OR, October 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Estacada, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1996° N, 122.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1996&lon=-122.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200CQ-1999-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Collier Gary Q200 (registry code 05601PQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/collier-gary-q200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR Q200
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,112 total, 49 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961029041659A

## Narrative

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

(.4)DURING A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT OF A HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT APPARENTLY INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. THE ROAD WAS BORDERED ON BOTH SIDES BY TALL TREES. ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, POWER LINES (LOWER THAN TREE TOP LEVEL) PARALLELED THE ROAD. DURING THE DESCENT, THE RIGHT CANARD AND RIGHT REAR WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH THE ROAD AND CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AMONG THE TREES. WRECKAGE EXAMINATION REVEALED EVIDENCE THAT THE BUTTERFLY VALVE IN THE CARBURETOR WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION, AND THE THROTTLE STOP WAS POSITIONED APPROXIMATELY 1/8-INCH FROM THE STOP SCREW. THE THROTTLE ARM CLAMPING SCREW WAS LOOSE, AND THE THROTTLE ARM ROTATED EASILY ON THE BUTTERFLY VALVE SHAFT. MANDATORY SAFETY WIRE THAT WAS TO BE APPLIED TO THE THROTTLE ARM CLAMPING SCREW HAD NOT BEEN USED, AND THE SAFETY WIRE ON THE THROTTLE ARM CLAMPING SCREW WAS SLACK AND PROVIDED INADEQUATE SECURITY. FRIENDS OF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE FUEL MIXTURE; THEY PRESUMED THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 SEA97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA022), Oct 29, 1996: Collier Q200 (N200CQ), Estacada, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance adjustment by the owner/pilot/mechanic, by not using safety wire to secure the throttle arm clamping screw, which resulted in a loose clamping screw and rotation of the…

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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