# Incident 19991015039659I: Amtr SONERAI2L, Winder, GA, October 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Airport: Winder-Barrow Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9916° N, 83.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winder, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9916&lon=-83.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barton Robert A SONERAI 2L (registry code 05659AB, https://openairdocs.org/model/barton-robert-a-sonerai-2l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI2L
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 369 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991015039659I

## Narrative

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

MR. BARTON WAS TAXING AIRCRAFT N46RB AN AMATEUR BUILD OUT FROM THE T HANGERS, AND AS HE APPROACHED TAXIWAY D HE STRUCK STATIONARY AIRCRAFT N 34AQ BEECH BE-A45-B45 WHICH WAS BEING TAXIED BY MR. EDWARDS FOR MAINTENANCE RUN AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION. BOTH PROPS STRUCK EACH OTHER CAUSING THE PROPELLER ON N34AQ TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT BY BREAKING THE CRANKSHAFT.  THE PROPELLER (WOOD) FROM N46RB WAS DAMAGED AND SHATTERED.  THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT COWLING OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, AND BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DESTROYED.  THE ENGINE ON N34AQ WAS DAMAGED IN THE FACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN WHEN THE PROPELLER CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N46RB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920606018361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606018361A), Jun 6, 1992: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N46RB), Williamson, GA, Substantial damage. Veered off center of sode strip on takeoff roll and struck N6810K that was back taxiing on runway edge for takeoff.
- [Incident 19880507028659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507028659I), May 7, 1988: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N46RB), Jefferson, GA, Minor damage. Ran off end of runway while practicing short field landings. Flipped over on its back.

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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