# Accident 19970523011819A: Amtr GEEBEESPORT, Watsonville, CA, May 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1997, 15:38 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9498° N, 121.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9498&lon=-121.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11044, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11044-2007-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crosby Scott E GEE BEE SPORTSTER (registry code 0565245, https://openairdocs.org/model/crosby-scott-e-gee-bee-sportster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SCARAB series (registry code 64502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GEEBEESPORT
- Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,137 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970523011819A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN A FIELD DURING AIRSHOW. (.4)THE CAPTAIN'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH CONTRARY TO CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (COA) STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT MANDATE A GO-AROUND WHEN AN APPROACH IS UNSTABILIZED BELOW 500 FEET OR A GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM ALERT CONTINUES BELOW 200 FEET ABOVE FIELD ELEVATION. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT: (1) THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE IN-RANGE CHECKLIST, WHICH RESULTED IN A LACK OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND DEPLOY THE FLAPS; (2) THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO PERFORM THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND CONFIRM THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED; (3) THE INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTIONS BY COA TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES; AND (4) THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S INADEQUATE OVERSIGHT OF COA TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. (NTSB REPORT AAR-97/01)

## 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 LAX97LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA192), May 23, 1997: Crosby GEE BEE Sportster (N11044), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an unknown failure of the engine oil system, which resulted in loss of oil and a seized engine.

## Other reports on N11044 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950701015849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950701015849I), Jul 1, 1995: Amtr GEEBEESPORT (N11044), Lincoln, CA, Minor damage. First flight in type. Found he was too big to be able to properly operate the tiny homebuilt.

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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