# Accident 19980120000659A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Ervinville, LA, January 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1998, 15:15 local time
- Place: Ervinville, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5900° N, 91.3401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5900&lon=-91.3401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Palermo Robert L CHALLENGER 2 (registry code 05676UB, https://openairdocs.org/model/palermo-robert-l-challenger-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980120000659A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING FIRST STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT ENGINE QUIT WHILE STUDENT WAS IN THE LANDING PATTERN. AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF GRASS RUNWAY IN A CLEARED FIELD AND CROSS WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT INTO A DITCH AFTER LANDING. RIGHT MAIN GEAR SHEERED OFF AT FUSELAGE, RIGHT WING STRUTS BENT, NOSE GEAR DAMAGED AND LOWER FUSELAGE FABRIC DAMAGED. PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE JUST PRIOR TO THE ENGINE QUITTING. THE BULB TYPE PRIMER FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED OK IN A POST FLIGHT CHECK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23)THIS ACCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT, BASED ON ASI (A/W) INSPECTION.  NTSB CONSIDERED THIS AN ACCIDENT.  FOR FAA RECORDS WE ARE CLOSING THIS FILE WITH THIS AMENDMENT (INCIDENT NUMBER 98012000659G).

## 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 FTW98LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA408), Jan 20, 1998: Palermo Challenger II (N266RP), Erwinville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the prevailing crosswind. Factors were the crosswind and the loss of engine power due to the separation of the fuel pick-up line.

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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