# Accident 19980902022219A: Amtr LONGEZ, Cascade, ID, September 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1998, 08:10 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Airport: Cascade Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5899° N, 115.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5899&lon=-115.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5159P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5159P-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Koskella Kenneth R LONG EZ (registry code 05690M6, https://openairdocs.org/model/koskella-kenneth-r-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902022219A

## Narrative

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

ACFT APPROCH SPEED WAS SLOW ON FINAL, AND THE ACFT STRUCK A GRAVEL OVERRRUN S HORT OF THE RWY CAUSING THE LANGING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)AIRCRAFT APPROCAH SPEED SLOW ON FINAL APPROCAH.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK GRAVEL OVER RUN SHORT OF RUNWAY CAUSING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR.

## 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 SEA98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA173), Sep 2, 1998: Koskella Long EZ (N5159P), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach. Factors include inadequate remedial action and erroneous airspeed indications.

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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