# Accident 19990903026229A: Amtr MARKIII, Independence, OR, September 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8307° N, 123.1999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8307&lon=-123.1999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8979, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979-2019-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schwarzler Robert KOLB MARK III (registry code 05604SF, https://openairdocs.org/model/schwarzler-robert-kolb-mark-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MARKIII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903026229A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1999, ABOUT 1130 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWARZLER KOLB MARK 3, N8979, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL/PLEASURE FLIGHT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT INDEPENDENCE STATE AIRPORT, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM INDEPENDENCE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WAS NO FIRE, AND NO REPORT OF ELT ACTIVATION. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 34 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST EAST OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT WING STRUT AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.                                                (-23)PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT ON A HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT IN THE LOCAL PATTERN.  WEATHER WAS VFR, WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.  DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE, THE LEFT WING DIPP ED AND STRUCK THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST BESIDE THE RUNWAY.  PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURAL MEMBER WHICH ATTACHES TO LANDING GEAR AND WING SPAR WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 SEA99LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA155), Sep 3, 1999: Schwarzler Kolb Mark 3 (N8979), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while on approach.

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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