# Accident 19990923040779A: Amtr PULSAR, Belleville, IL, September 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1999, 18:15 local time
- Place: Belleville, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4793° N, 89.9995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4793&lon=-89.9995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9550, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9550-2000-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bosick Michael C PULSAR (registry code 05623JX, https://openairdocs.org/model/bosick-michael-c-pulsar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSAR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923040779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1999 AT APPROX. 1815 HOURS CST, MR. MICHAEL C. BOSICK WAS TAKING OFF FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT IN HIS AMATUER BUILT PULSAR ON RUNWAY 27 AT FLYING DUTCHMAN AIRPORT (PVT) LOCATED IN BELLEVILLE, IL. ABOUT 3/4'S THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT APPROX. 200 FT. ABOVE THE FROUND THE ROTAX 582UL ENGINE QUIT. MR. BOSICK STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND TURN TO CLEAR A FARMER THAT WAS COMBINING CORN AND A WIND SOCK POLE IN FRONT OF HIM AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. MR. BOSICK WAS NOT ABLE TO CLEAR STANDING CORN IN THE FIELD AND WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE STANDING CORN IT PULLED THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND TO THE LEFT WHERE IT CAME TO REST APPROX. 60 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, AND 30 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. MR. BOSICK STATED THAT THE FARMER DID NOT SEE THIS OCCUR AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE ACCIDENT. MR. BOSICK WAS NOT INJURED AND WITH HELP FROM HIS SON AND A FRIEND THEY REMOVED THE A/C FROM THE FIELD.

## 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 CHI99LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA358), Sep 23, 1999: Bosick Pulsar (N9550), Belleville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power 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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