# Accident 19980713016589A: Amtr SF2A, Newberg, OR, July 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1998, 11:49 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Chehalem Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3206° N, 122.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3206&lon=-122.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N191LM-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson Mark R CYGNET SF-2A (registry code 0569155, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-mark-r-cygnet-sf-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SF2A
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980713016589A

## Narrative

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

(.4)FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE, THE HOMEBUILT TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED CYGNET SF-2A DRIFTED LEFT AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND, IN SPITE OF HARD LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER APPLICATION, DEPARTED THE NORTH EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING A FENCE POST. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FIRST SOLO IN THE TOE-BRAKE EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT. SHE DID POSSESS APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS IN THE TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED CITABRIA. THIS AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, WAS EQUIPPED WITH HEEL-BRAKES, RATHER THAN TOE-BRAKES. (-23) GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT, HIT FENCE POST.

## 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 SEA98LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA134), Jul 13, 1998: Nelson Cygnet SF-2A (N191LM), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. Factors contributing were the pilot-in-command's lack of experience in make of aircraft (i.e., use of toe brakes) and the fence post.

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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