19990625023999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr THUNDERBIRD2 · Birchwood, AK · June 25, 1999

Date
June 25, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place
Birchwood, AK
Airport
Birchwood Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N63832
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC99LA084
Reported as
Amtr THUNDERBIRD2
Reported engine
AMTR 582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total1 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No preliminary accident narrative available. (-23) on short final, the engine lost power. A hard landing collapsed the right gear which departed the aircraft. A go-around was initiated and the aircraft landed without further incident. Investigation revealed that the pilot may have had the fuel mixture improperly adjusted. (.4) the pilot was on final approach to land when the engine lost power. The pilot landed hard on the 1,000 feet long by 50 feet wide ultralight runway. The control yoke support tube, and aileron control cables were damaged. It was the pilot's first flight in the experimental, kit built airplane.

As the FAA filed it

NO PRELIMINARY ACCIDENT NARRATIVE AVAILABLE. (-23) ON SHORT FINAL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A HARD LANDING COLLAPSED THE RIGHT GEAR WHICH DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT MAY HAVE HAD THE FUEL MIXTURE IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED. (.4) THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE 1,000 FEET LONG BY 50 FEET WIDE ULTRALIGHT RUNWAY. THE CONTROL YOKE SUPPORT TUBE, AND AILERON CONTROL CABLES WERE DAMAGED. IT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN THE EXPERIMENTAL, KIT BUILT AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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