# Accident 19990625023999A: Amtr THUNDERBIRD2, Birchwood, AK, June 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4095° N, 149.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4095&lon=-149.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63832, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63832-2000-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jasper Cary TIERRA II/T-BIRD II (registry code 05607FQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/jasper-cary-tierra-ii-t-bird-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR THUNDERBIRD2
- Reported engine: AMTR 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990625023999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA084), Jun 25, 1999: Jasper THUNDERBIRD-2C (N63832), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot in command to maintain the proper rate of descend and flare, following an engine failure for undetermined reasons.

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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