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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Europamono · Fernandina Beac, FL · February 21, 1998

Date: February 21, 1998 · 11:13 local
Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6173K
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL98LA049
Reported as: Amtr Europamono
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total

N6173KRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2000 · Tankersley Perry G EUROPA MONO-WHEELS/N 12A Airframe modelTankersley Perry G EUROPA MONO-WHEEL

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What happened

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Porpoised on climbout banked left. Stalled nosed down. Impacted runway. Indicates pilot unfamiliar with controls. (.4)a witness stated that the airplane had to be restarted several times during taxi to runway 8. The witness also stated that the airplane departed runway 8 and climbed to about 200 feet above ground level (AGL). He said the airplane then turned left 70 degrees and crashed onto runway 4. The witness stated the engine thrust was decreasing. FAA inspector, the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The pilot then stalled the airplane. The inspector also stated the pilot had plenty of runway ahead of him as well as a grassy area available for landing.

As the FAA filed it

PORPOISED ON CLIMBOUT BANKED LEFT. STALLED NOSED DOWN. IMPACTED RUNWAY. INDICATES PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH CONTROLS. (.4)A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY 8. THE WITNESS ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 8 AND CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). HE SAID THE AIRPLANE THEN TURNED LEFT 70 DEGREES AND CRASHED ONTO RUNWAY 4. THE WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE THRUST WAS DECREASING. FAA INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT THEN STALLED THE AIRPLANE. THE INSPECTOR ALSO STATED THE PILOT HAD PLENTY OF RUNWAY AHEAD OF HIM AS WELL AS A GRASSY AREA AVAILABLE FOR LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL98LA049Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFernandina Bch, FLa partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.Feb 21, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6173K · 1

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

Incident 19970402009539ILevel Off Touchdown · Jacksonville, FLNarrative: this was the first flight of a home built aircraft. The engine started to overheat. Pilot returned to Craig airport and was overly concerned and preoccupied with engine over heating problem. Aircraft landed hard, bounced and on touchdown one prop…Apr 2, 1997 · Minor damage