# Accident 19990910026309A: Amtr WILDGOOSE, Keizer, OR, September 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Keizer, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0102° N, 123.0103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0102&lon=-123.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3451, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3451-2000-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wild Goose 1A (registry code 957027S, https://openairdocs.org/model/wild-goose-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WILDGOOSE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990910026309A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1999, AT 1520 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMPHIBIAN WILD GOOSE A1, N3451, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SALEM, OREGON.  THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A RIVER NEAR KEIZER, OREGON.  DURING THE WATER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM SALEM ABOUT 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW AND SUBSEQUENT WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE CRUISE CLIMB WITH FULL POWER APPLIED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A SHORT ROUGHNESS AND PARTIAL POWER LOSS.  THE ENGINE THEN REGAINED FULL POWER, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE POWER LOSS.  THE SECOND PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT'S ATTITUDE FOR BEST GLIDE, WHILE THE FIRST PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND CHECKED THE ENGINE GAUGES AND FUEL CONTROLS.  THE SECOND PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD AN OPEN FIELD, WHILE THE FIRST PILOT CONTINUE D TO TRY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND, THE PILOTS REALIZED THAT BECAUSE OF OBSTRUCTIONS, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT MAKE THE OPEN FIELD.  THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO THE RIVER.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS UTILIZING THIS AIRCRAFT AS A LAND PLANE, AND HAD NOT RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF.  DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO HAND CRANK THE LANDING GEAR UP BEFORE TOUCHDOWN ON THE WATER.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED.  DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  (-23)ENROUTE FROM SLE TO 3S2, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET THE ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE POWER, AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS BEGUN.  PILOT MADE A DECISION THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAKE THE INTENDED SPOT AND SET UP TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE WILLAMETTE RIVER.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING BEFORE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE WATER, AND ONCE ON THE WATER THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK AND SUNK IN APPROXIMATELTY 8 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 SEA99LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA161), Sep 10, 1999: Wild Goose A1 (N3451), Keizer, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose fuel line fitting resulted in a loss of engine power. An intentional wheels down landing was a factor.

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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