# Accident 19991002030519A: Amtr CANARDC3A, Las Vegas, NV, October 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1999, 08:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0409° N, 114.9292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0409&lon=-114.9292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4526W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4526W-2000-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ismari Donald L CANARD C3A (registry code 05644HY, https://openairdocs.org/model/ismari-donald-l-canard-c3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CANARDC3A
- Reported engine: AMTR R2100D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,218 total, 638 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991002030519A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 2, 1999, ABOUT 1010 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL ISMARI CANARD C3A, N4526W, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE HENDERSON AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON CLIMBING 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE BEGAN VIBRATING AND LOSING POWER.  UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, HE LANDED HARD ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF HENDERSON.  THE FUSELAGE BROKE IN HALF.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (.4) ON OCTOBER 2, 1999, ABOUT 1010 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL ISMARI CANARD C3A, N4526W, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE HENDERSON AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN, AND THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                    THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON CLIMBING 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE BEGAN VIBRATING AND LOSING POWER.  UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, HE LANDED HARD ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF HENDERSON.  THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMININSTRATION (FAA) COORDINATOR PERFORMED A VISUAL, EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE. NO EVIDENCE OF CASE OR CYLINDER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. OIL WAS PRESENT ON THE DIPSTICK, AND THE CARBURETOR WAS INTACT WITHOUT ANY APPARENT DAMAGE.  THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS FOUND INTACT.                                      (-23)ON OCTOBER 2, 1999 AT 1000AM AMATEUR/HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT N4526W A CANARD C3A Q2, SERIAL #01 CRASHED DUE TO LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (L15) AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DESERT TERRAIN FIELD. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FWD. WING, INCLUDING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE R/H LANDIGN GEAR WHICH WAS TORN FROM THE FORWARD WING.  THE TAIL SECTION WAS RIPPED COMPLETELY FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE WOODEN PROP WAS DESTROYED FROM THE LANDING.  THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITHOUT NO INJURIES AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, NO POST FIRE.

## 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 LAX00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA001), Oct 2, 1999: Ismari Canard C3A (N4526W), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined nonmechanical reasons. A contributing factor was the rough nature of the terrain used for the forced landing.

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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