# Incident 19990824042869I: Amtr MERLINGT, Cortland, NY, August 24, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cortland, NY
- Airport: Cortland County/Chase Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5926° N, 76.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORTLAND COUNTY/CHASE FLD (N03), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5926&lon=-76.2149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N522LZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N522LZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Liszewski Walter F MERLIN GT (registry code 05620AZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/liszewski-walter-f-merlin-gt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MERLINGT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990824042869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1999 AT 5:18 P.M., N522LZ, AN EXPERIMENTAL MERLIN GT A/C DEPARTED FROM CORTLAND AIRPORT (N03). THE A/C CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 200 TO 300 FEET. THE PILOT SAID IT FELT AS IF THE A/C WOUL;D STALL IF HE PULLED BACK ANYMORE ON THE CONTROL YOKE. THE OWNER/PASSENGER SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED SLOWLY AT ALMOST LEVEL FLIGHT. THE A/C LANDED ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24 IN A FIELD. THE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE A/C. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED. (TTY)ACFT CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.

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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