# Accident 19980221001619A: Amtr EUROPAMONO, Fernandina Beac, FL, February 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1998, 11:13 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6505° N, 81.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6505&lon=-81.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6173K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6173K-2000-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tankersley Perry G EUROPA MONO-WHEEL (registry code 05602TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/tankersley-perry-g-europa-mono-wheel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EUROPAMONO
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980221001619A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ATL98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA049), Feb 21, 1998: Tankersley Europa MONO-WHEEL (N6173K), Fernandina Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

## Other reports on N6173K (1)

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

- [Incident 19970402009539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970402009539I), Apr 2, 1997: Amtr EUROPAMONO (N6173K), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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